Page 28 Contd from pg 24 Page 26 team hours using oxygen masks Between February 17 and March 5 rescue teams monitored the temperature within the mine and also searched for hotspots to put out During that time temperatures declined from 1 10 F to the high 80s and the CO decreased to nothing A lesson learn ed from the McIntyre Fire was that a breathing apparatus with a larger capacity were required to fght the blaze As a result of the Mc Intyre Mine fre Ontario Mine Rescue decided to purchase breathing appar atus that that allowed for a four hour air supply capability The twohour McCaa apparatus was not suf Mine rescue volunteer Gerry T remblay dons a new Drager BG174 breathing apparatus with the assis tance of Mine Rescue Ofcer John Guthrie 1968 U N D E RG ROU N D M IN ING E Q U I P MEN T W O RL D W I D E D T 2 6 N M IN E T R UC K D U X M A C H IN E R Y C O R P O R A T ION 6 1 5 L a v o i s i e r R e p e n t i g n y Q C C an a d a J 6 A 7 N 2 1 4 5 0 5 8 1 8 3 4 1 w w w du x m a c h i ne r y co m W i t h 5 0 y e a r s o f e x p e ri e n c e D U X o f f e r s a f u l l r a n g e o f p r o d u c t s d e si g ne d t o m e e t t h e ne e d s o f m i n i n g a n d t u n ne l l i n g p r o j e c t s w o rl d w i d e C o n t a c t D U X t o d a y f o r f e l d p r o v e n u n d e r g r o u n d h a u l a g e u t i l i t y an d s c al i n g s o l u t ion s cient to allow the McIntyre Mine Rescue team to fght the fre efectively After investigating and testing diferent appar atus the Draeger BG174 was purchased to allow for a fourhour capability The Draeger BG174 was introduced to mine rescuers in Canad a The BG 174 last ed over 38 years before being replaced by the BG 4 in 2003 W e Salute the mine rescuers and the Ontario Mine Rescue for your dedication to saving the lives of your fellow workers T esting the inhalation valve on the McCaa breathing apparatus 1961