Smiths Detection HazMatID Elite Command Systems Expand MABAS-Illinois Hazmat Response Capabilities
EDGEWOOD, MD – (Nov. 17, 2020) – Smiths Detection Inc. (SDI), a leading threat detection and security technology company, today announces that it has fulfilled a multi-year $2.2 million contract with Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS) of Illinois to expand their hazardous materials response capabilities with HazMatID Elite handheld chemical identifiers.
SDI began supplying MABAS with HazMatID Elite identifiers in 2016 as part of a strategy to equip their regional HazMat teams with Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) technology to analyze suspicious substances on emergency scenes. In addition, the equipment has been upgraded with Smiths Detection’s Command System solution, which provide responders with the ability to compare unknown substances to a database of more than 35,000 chemicals, including toxins, explosives and narcotics, helping them both accelerate response times and obtain critical, or lifesaving, information quicker.
Don Davids, President of MABAS-IL commented, “HazMatID Elite continues to be a trusted tool that we use to safeguard our communities. Upgrading to the Command System not only improves our response ability, but also helps us build upon the expertise we have gained over the years.”
Shan Hood, President of SDI commented, “We are happy to continue our relationship with MABAS-Illinois by providing them with the very best field based hazardous materials identification systems available.”
MABAS provides emergency rapid response and sustained operations when a jurisdiction or region experiences and event of manmade, technological, or environmental threat. MABASIllinois serves local fire agencies, MABAS Divisions, State of Illinois departments, and Cook County UASI-DHSEM by providing a systems-based resource allocation and distribution network of robust traditional and nontraditional fire-EMS-rescue and special operations teams for emergency and sustained response within and outside of the State of Illinois.
Product information: https://www.smithsdetection.com/products/hazmatid-elite/
About Smiths Detection:
Smiths Detection, part of Smiths Group, is a global leader in threat detection and screening technologies for aviation, ports and borders, defence and urban security markets. Our experience and history across more than 40 years at the frontline, enables us to deliver the solutions needed to protect society from the threat and illegal passage of explosives, prohibited weapons, contraband, toxic chemicals and narcotics.
Our goal is simple – to provide security, peace of mind and freedom of movement upon which the world depends.
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