Fire and Rescue Personnel

• Many departments are replacing some of their four gas sensors with Airspace solid state technology, recognizing that CO and Methane represent the great majority of what four gas sensors are actually being used for. The cost savings are dramatic.
• Many departments are adding sensors for occasional use purposes, such as supervisors and command vehicles that occasionally become first responders by default. Because solid state technology costs so little to own and stores so well, it is practical to do that.
• Our solid state monitors are adding safety and efficiency for Emergency First Responders. Airspace monitors make it practical and affordable to have a CO monitor with every first response crew. The safety of the crew is improved and all the complicated protocol to try to predict when CO might be an issue is eliminated. So does the added expense of sending Rescue people with first responders when it isn't necessary! A dramatic - and affordable - improvement in safety and efficiency!
• An Airspace carbon monoxide monitor can verify there is CO in the environment and alert personnel to the possibility of a false positive reading when using a pulse-oximeter.
• Patients are not returned to a home with low CO levels only to be calling 911 again!
• An Airspace Monitor can be sent to investigate a 911 Home Alarm call. Anyone can use it - no complicated zeroing or set up is required. The sensitivity is sufficient to search for the source and possibly eliminate it - gas can be turned off to a water heater, for example. At the very least, CO can be confirmed and the occupants advised to leave until an HVAC person can come - or not. It is estimated as many as 60% of CO calls from home alarms are false, but to the person whose alarm is going off at midnight or on a holiday weekend, a response is very important. Our monitor makes it possible to respond economically and provide a valuable public service.
• Many crews are attaching an Airspace Monitor to a helmet or uniform strap in overhaul or clean up operations. Crews that use monitors tell us they can manage their exposure much better. Sometimes moving just a few feet can get them into a much lower CO environment. Even with fans, CO is an issue - and evidence is showing exposure can have a cumulative effect. Airspace solid state technology makes it practical and affordable to manage that exposure.
• Fire and Arson investigators are benefiting by having our simple to use, almost no maintenance required device that offers them personal protection and can help them find ignition sources and "hot-spots".