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Boston Fire Department Chooses Radiation Shield Technologies' (RST) Demron To Improve Safety And Response
- Boston Fire Department Chooses Radiation Shield Technologies' (RST) Demron To Improve Safety And Response
- April 16, 2013
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On May 3rd, 2012, The Boston Fire Department (BFD) had proactively acquired RST's High Energy Anti-Nuclear Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) Blankets. The Boston Fire Department (BFD) chose Radiation Shield Technologies' Demron as part of its commitment to improve response team safety and prepare themselves for future threats such as the events that had unfolded this week.
The blankets combine ballistic fibers with Demron to provide the only Anti-nuclear IED blanket available, serving as a protective cover for first responders or as a suppression blanket for improvised explosion devices, radiological dispersal devices, and radiation assured devices. The blankets are certified by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) with 0108.01 certification, significantly reducing High Energy Nuclear radiation such as Cs 137 by 70 percent or more. The shields, protected by US...
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