With colder temperatures and winter coming, first responders may be forced to spend more time inside the firehouse. And as concern about the spread of Covid-19 continues, many fire departments are looking at air cleaning and filtration in addition to CDC best practices of social distancing, mask wearing, handwashing and disinfecting. When used along with other coronavirus safety measures, air filtration can be part of a plan to protect fire responders indoors.
According to CDC, “portable air cleaners (also known as air purifiers) may be particularly helpful when additional ventilation with outdoor air is not possible without compromising indoor comfort (temperature or humidity), or when outdoor air pollution is high. Air cleaners and HVAC filters are designed to filter pollutants or contaminants out of the air that passes through them. Air cleaning and filtration can help reduce airborne contaminants, including particles containing viruses.”
For fire departments, AirHAWK Air Purification Systems offer air filtration units for various fire house areas including living space, sleeping quarters, office space, turnout rooms and apparatus bays.
The portable AirHAWK 265 uses a multi-stage filtration process to remove contaminants and return clean, purified air back into the space. Each unit has a HEPA filter, photo-catalytic oxidizer to destroy toxic compounds and UL light to kill viruses and bacteria in addition to prefilters and gas absorption layers.
AirHAWK 1000 is a ducted system and is the most efficient technology for moving pollutants into-and-through an air cleaning system rapidly. With a four-stage air purification system, AirHAWK 1000 is designed to provide an optimal air flow pattern that delivers maximum effectiveness in air purification.
AirHAWK 3000 XL is designed for apparatus bay areas to remove particulates, toxic gases and other airborne contaminants found in diesel exhaust. Polluted air passes through AirHAWK’s four-stage filtration process to remove harmful substances. Clean, purified air is then evenly dispersed back into the facility.
For more information about AirHAWK Air Purification Systems, go to www.magnegrip.com or call 800-875-5440.