Safety is our mission; but creating a better world is our goal. MSA is a socially responsible company and gets involved where the impact on safety is critical. Therefore, we established a partnership with U.K.-based non-profit FIRE AID to help protect firefighters in developing countries. The program will help deploy repurposed Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) to firefighters in developing countries, who often may have limited access to protective equipment. 

Under the three-year partnership, MSA will facilitate and fund the logistics associated with all donated and refurbished SCBA originating from the U.K. Fire and Rescue Services.  The U.K. Fire and Rescue Services group represents more than 50 fire brigades across the United Kingdom, Scotland and Wales. In addition, the partnership also includes first-hand product donation of MSA’s PPE to allow these fire services access to the latest product technology. To ensure proper use and maintenance, members of the MSA team will provide training and support to FIRE AID volunteers, and to the brigades receiving the equipment, once the new PPE is delivered.    

The partnership with the FIRE AID plays an important role in MSA's corporate social responsibility program, and it is tied to our company mission to help protect both emergency responders and communities they serve. These items can help emergency responders in countries that are not able to afford the cost of safety equipment. In working with FIRE AID, we can assist in the repurposing of equipment in a way that helps protect firefighters, the communities they serve, and the environment. 

FIRE AID has a long-standing commitment to supporting equal opportunities for firefighters in developing countries.  Founded in 2014, FIRE AID is an association of charities and services with a mutual interest in providing ethical and sustainable donations of fire and rescue equipment, as well as training services, in more than 50 countries around the world. The organisation coordinates humanitarian aid projects, facilitates product donations, and supports the volunteer efforts of firefighters around the world to help train more than 5,000 firefighters residing in countries in need. More on FIRE AID can be found here.

As the leader in safety, we believe that through partnerships like this, MSA endeavours to inspire others to take socially responsible actions to protect lives and the sustainable environment.