| MSA FIREHAWK® M7 AIR MASK | | |
MSA’s new FireHawk M7 Air Mask represents a true technological achievement in critical personal protection.
The new FireHawk M7 Air Mask emerged with 7 features built on a modular Air Mask platform, developed to exceed the new NFPA 2007 requirements and provide firefighters with the highest-quality SCBA currently available.
7 features: | 1. | | TAKING THE HEAT
| | | | The new M7 alarm emitter exceeds 95 decibels with solid performance at the NFPA 500F test! | | | | | | 2. | | VIRTUALLY “BULLET-PROOF” ELECTRONICS | | | | The M7 HUD, Power Module, and Control Module are encased in a proprietary high-temperature impact grade polymer, providing the highest possible protection against fire-ground hazards. | | | | | | 3. | | STRAIGHT-TALK COMMUNICATIONS | | | | A high-performance mechanical speech diaphragm, performing so well that it may likely serve as a stand-alone solution to meet the latest NFPA communications requirements! Backing the mechanical diaphragm is an electronic amplifier with an internal facepiece microphone for ultimate clarity, a digital signal processor to eliminate feedback even when shouting, three volume levels, and an auto-off feature after 20 minutes of no-use to save batteries. | | | | | | 4. | | FIREGROUND MANAGEMENT | | | | The MSA M7 Telemetry System displays a full array of visual and audible information for up to 100 firefighters within a one-mile-line-of-site. Record keeping is also made easy with the report downloading option. | | | | | | 5. | | EXTENDED PROTECTION | | | | The new FireHawk M7 Air Mask offers an NFPA- compliant integrated rappelling
system, called the Rescue Belt, providing firefighters with one more lifesaving option in the face of danger.
"Above and beyond" protection is also provided with the CBRN FireHawk MMR that includes a positive-protection Tetraplex™ shield. The shield provides positive protection against all potential conditions.
The Ultra Elite® facepiece protects you against user cross contamination
with MSA’s inhalation check-valve: a “must have” in modern safety equipment. | | | | | | 6. | | LIGHTWEIGHT AND EASY TO USE | | | | MSA engineers set out to lighten the load of components, reduce parts counts, simplify maintenance, maximize user comfort, and modularize the design. | | | | | | 7. | | PLATFORM FOR THE FUTURE | | | | The FireHawk M7 Air Mask is designed to accept future technology upgrades. Included in every M7 electronics ensemble is a 2.4GHz personal wireless network, a network that transmits and receives encrypted information over a short-range on a firefighter’s body.
You never have to worry about radio interference either – we have you covered with a thoroughly-tested RFI shield design that protects against all fireground radio signals. |
SPECIFICATIONS - Weight with empty H-30 cylinder (including batteries) is 20 lbs-8 oz
- Battery life of electronics > 1 year with frequent use (standard alkaline cells)
- RFI shielding up to 50v/m radio signal load across an 80 MHz to 2.5 GHz range
- PASS heat alarm performance > 95 dB @ 500°F
- Water immersion protection – M7 electronics at 5 ft. depth for 1 hour
- Air delivery – manufactured to the NFPA standard 320 lpm rate; design qualified at twice NFPA rate (640 lpm) cyclic breathing
- Data-logging – most recent 25-hours-of-use information
- Electronic ID tagging (RFID) standard with M7 Accountability System
- Optional equipment: Rescue Belt rappelling system (50 ft. & 75 ft.), MSA Accountability System, Extend-Air and Quick-Fill emergency breathing systems, Push-to-connect or Slide-to-connect regulator attachments, swiveling lumbar pad and chest-strap.
- Standard equipment includes: Facepiece cross-contamination check-valve, thermal alarm, time-remaining display, wireless pro
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| TOP 10 REASONS to choose a MSA FIREHAWK® M7 AIR MASK | | | | 1.
| Rescue Options | | | | | | | | The all-new M7 carrier and harness comes standard with large side handles and a central attachment point for pulling firefighters to safety in rescue scenarios. Every FireHawk M7 Air Mask also comes standard with the MSA Quick-Fill® URC for SCBA-to-SCBA emergency transfilling.
But the unique rescue feature of MSA’s Air Mask is its optional Rescue Belt, an NFPA compliant emergency egress system, integral to the SCBA waist belt, complete with a 50 ft. Kevlar line and rappelling hardware. With MSA, every SCBA is a RIT Pack.
| |  | | | | | | | 2. | Cross-Contamination Protection | | | | | | | | MSA’s Ultra Elite® Facepiece is designed with a one-way check valve to prevent against cross-contamination of the Firehawk® MMR. Although regulators are shared among firefighters, harmful pathogens (SARS, hepatitis, flu virus) would be kept within each individual-issue facepiece instead of being spread among SCBA users. | |  | | | | | | 3.
| Fireground Management
| | | | | | | | MSA’s new M7 Telemetry System revolutionizes fire ground safety by combining the latest computer software with a high-performance radio module and the field-proven technology of MSA’s Integrated PASS. The system is capable of monitoring the vital statistics (such as PASS alarm, air pressure, and thermal alarms) of up to 100 firefighters, which can easily be viewed and understood by Incident Command. The system also features a PAR timer and 2-way evacuation alarm. | |  | | | | | | | 4. | Best PASS Alarm
| | | | | | | | The M7 integrated PASS is the industry’s top performer, with a patent-pending alarm that gets LOUDER in the heat! Its performance, optimized for temperatures above 200° F, becomes louder all the way to 500° F. In comparison to conventional PASS alarms, the M7 alarm is louder at any temperature above 170° F, and as much as 40% louder at 500° F! The M7 PASS also serves as an on-board computer, providing critical information such as a time-remaining calculation, cylinder pressure, battery status, and a thermal alarm. The critical information is logged into memory and can be downloaded to a PC if needed. Complementing the M7 PASS is a state-of-the-art HUD, with a photo sensor to adjust light intensity to ambient light conditions, buddy lights on the front and rear of the Air Mask for enhanced visibility, and 4 C-cells providing most departments with greater than one year of battery life. An important factor in the performance of electronics is RFI protection (radio frequency interference). Some SCBA products on the market will clearly warn against RFI interference, causing the PASS device to shut off in the presence of a handheld radio. MSA has taken extensive measures to protect the PASS electronics from RFI. Firefighters can be assured the M7 PASS will perform when it’s most needed – both in the heat and in the presence of firefighter radios. | | 
| | | | | | 5. | Light Weight
| | | | | | The MSA Air Mask is one of the lightest SCBA on the market. Due to the use of modern materials for construction, a fully equipped Air Mask (consisting of a facepiece, a 30-minute high-pressure cylinder, HUD, RIC, carrier and harness assembly) weighs only 20 lbs, 8 oz. In comparison, SCBAs made with metal backplates and less advanced designs can weigh close to of 25 lbs.
| | | | | | | 6. | Comfort and Ease of Use
| | | | | | The contours of the Air Mask back plate were designed to provide lumbar support and spine relief for optimal stability and weight distribution. The new FireHawk M7 back plate also offers an optional swiveling lumbar pad for freedom of movement during crawling and climbing activities. Combined with the wide sealing surface and articulating component housing of the Ultra Elite facepiece, this Air Mask has all the necessary elements to eliminate pressure points and maximize comfort.
For ease of use, the Firehawk MMR is offered in either a Slide-to-Connect (STC) or Push-to-Connect (PTC) version. The STC uses a track on the facepiece, providing an ambient air “stand-by” position until it is time to “push and go” on SCBA air. The PTC gives the user the ability to “attach and go” in any regulator orientation with an easy to-find funneled attachment point. What’s even better, the regulator shuts off automatically when disconnected! No more “fumbling” to stop the air flow. It doesn’t get any easier!
| | | | | | | 7. | Extreme Air Flow
| | | | | | Sure, all SCBA flow is greater than 500 liters per minute in a static flow test, but firefighters don’t breathe that way. Firefighters breathe dynamically, like the Posi-Chek breathing machine that’s designed to test an SCBA. A single MSA Air Mask can provide enough air so that two NFPA breathing machines, (breathing simultaneously and connected to one facepiece) cannot over-breathe the SCBA! Put to the ultimate test, the MSA Air Mask passed by sustaining a positive facepiece pressure under the most extreme dynamic flow conditions. That’s 0 to 640 LPM and back to 0 in 2 seconds! Air flow performance of the Air Mask is unquestionable! | | | | | | | | | 8. | Low Cost of Ownership
| | | | | | Understanding that there is no alternative for preventative maintenance for lifesaving equipment, MSA has designed the Air Mask to have the fewest possible parts, to minimize cost of ownership. The Firehawk MMR has only 23 parts and requires no special tools. The 1st stage regulator has only 14 parts, in comparison to hundreds of parts in other brands.
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| | | | | | | 9. | Best Service and Warranty In The Industry | | | | | | | | MSA attracts and retains absolutely the best distribution network in the Fire Service, providing you with the absolutely best service and support.
When you have the benefits of a first-class distribution network, an Air Mask lifetime warranty, with a 42-month electronics protection plan, a C.A.R.E. program, and a highly reliable SCBA, it doesn’t get any better! | | | | | | 10.
| Reliability That Your Life Depends On | | | | | | | | You don’t have to take our word for it. Hundreds of thousands of volunteer and career firefighters (and their families) depend on the reliability of the MSA Air Mask to bring them home safely every day. There is no greater reward for years of dedication to the Air Mask than earning the trust of firefighters – with their lives. |
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