SCBA Maintenance

IIA Airpak

• Minimum requirement is every two years or one year if used frequently

2.2/4.5 Wireframe

• Minimum requirement is every two years or one year if used frequently

2.2/4.5 AP5O

• Minimum requirement is every two years or one year if used frequently

ISCBA

• Minimum requirement is every two years or one year if used frequently

NFPA PAKS

• Air-paks used for firefighting, NFPA requires annual testing. A visual inspection is also required monthly as well as after each use.

SKA-PAK Maintenance

SKA-PAK

• Minimum requirement is every two years or one year if used frequently. A visual inspection is required monthly as well as after each use.

SKA-PAK Plus

• Minimum requirement is every two years or one year if used frequently. A visual inspection is required monthly as well as after each use.

Cylinder Hydro

Aluminum/Steel

• Every five years. Bottle is good until it fails the hydro test.

Fiberglass/Kevlar

• Every three years. 15 year lifespan from date of manufacture.

Carbon

• Every three or five years depending on date of manufacture (Luxfer five years as of May 2001/ SCI five years as of July 2001) 15 year lifespan (DOT may change to 30 years).