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Gen. Mike Minihan, Commander of Air Mobility Command, visits the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station June 8, 2024.

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Inspection time

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  • By Peter Borys
  • 914th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Lt. Chris Baer, Niagara Falls ARS Fire Department, driver operator, performs flow testing on a self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) pack using the Posi-Track Three tester here January 29, 2015.

The SCBA is used by firefighters to help protect them from all inhalation hazards, i.e. smoke, hazmat, asbestos.

The testing unit senses everything that is mechanical, electrical and electronic with the pack ensuring that everything is up to Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) standards including the correct amount of air pressure, and the correct decibel that the alarm on the pack gives out.

"Pretty much everything that we need to be able to go into a fire or hazardous situation with this pack, this machine tests it," said Baer.

This inspection is done on an annual basis.