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November 15, 2011

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Video: Calif. firefighters test photoluminescent technology

Firefighters using glow-in-the-dark safety equipment saw significant reduction in time it took to locate down firefighter

By Robert Whitfield
The Orange County Register

ANAHEIM — Firefighters using glow-in-the-dark safety equipment saw a significant reduction in the time it took to locate a down firefighter. Glowzone, Inc., a research and manufacturing firm based in Brea specializes in ways to infuse photoluminescence into products and fabrics. The company hosted  a training event Thursday at the North Net Fire Training Center in Anaheim.

Glowzone founder Joe Bloomfield said he hoped the day's training exercises would empirically show that photoluminescent gear, as well as strips placed on steps and railings in a darkened stairway, can help save the lives of firefighters and others inside a burning building.

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"Photoluminescent technology is fail safe," Bloomfield said. "It gives visibility offering orientation without electricity or batteries."

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