Chicago Fire Department Evolves PPE Care and Maintenance with LION RedZone™ CO2 Cleaning Technology
DAYTON, OH [October 7, 2024] – LION Safety Solutions, a business unit of LION Group Inc., is excited to announce today the next progression in its long partnership with the Chicago Fire Department, the second largest fire department in the United States.
Since 2007, LION has manufactured and supplied the structural firefighting protective gear worn by the more than 4,400 members of Chicago Fire Department, as well as provided cleaning, inspection, and repair services for these assets. Beginning this month, all of Chicago Fire Department’s turnout gear that is maintained through LION’s Chicago-based TotalCare facility will be cleaned utilizing LION’s RedZone℠ CO2 cleaning technology. This technology, brought to the fire service in partnership with Tersus Solutions, provides the most effective PPE cleaning on the market. Conventional firefighting gear cleaning methods provide limited decontamination, but RedZone CO2 cleaning eliminates, on average, 98 percent of poly-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) a class of chemicals that are produced by the partial burning of certain materials commonly found at typical structural fires. Many PAHs that first responders encounter are cancer-causing chemicals.
“We are thrilled to further our partnership with the City of Chicago and the Chicago Fire Department as they continue to lead the industry by investing in the latest innovations available to the fire service,” said Mark Smith, CEO of LION Safety Solutions. “By partnering with us to convert our LION TotalCare PPE care and maintenance facility to incorporate our RedZone CO2 cleaning technology, they are sending a strong message to their personnel and the fire service that the health and safety of their members is the number one priority.”
“Our evolution to CO2 cleaning is most certainly an investment in protecting the health of our firefighters, but it is also an investment that will help protect our city and our environment by incorporating greener, more sustainable operations and processes,” said Chicago Fire Commissioner Annette Nance-Holt.
For more information on RedZone CO2 cleaning by LION TotalCare, please visit https://www.lionprotects.com/redzoneco2-1.
About LION
Founded in 1898 and headquartered in Dayton, Ohio, LION is a family-owned company with a legacy and ongoing vision of introducing new products and services designed to ensure the health, safety, and performance of first responders worldwide. From game-changing personal protective equipment (PPE) and Uniforms to professional gear maintenance to state-of-the-art fire safety training tools and facilities, it is LION's mission to make sure that first responders are READY FOR ACTION. To learn more, visit www.lionprotects.com.
