Object Details
maker
Antenna Specialists Company
Description
Description: The Personal Alert Safety System (PASS) alarm was part of a Scott Pak breathing apparatus that was used in the recovery efforts after September 11, 2001.
Context: Firefighters carry PASS alarms to notify others if they have fallen or been trapped. Worn on the belt or attached to a coat, the PASS alarm will begin beeping if the firefighter is no longer standing upright. The alarm may only be shut off manually. Throughout the news coverage of September 11, 2001, PASS alarms could be heard throughout the day, until their batteries finally ran out.
Location
Currently on loan
ID Number
2003.0129.01
accession number
2003.0129
catalog number
2003.0129.01
Object Name
Alarm
used
United States: New York, Manhattan, World Trade Center
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Military and Society: Armed Forces History, 9/11
September 11
Data Source
National Museum of American History
associated subject
September 11 Terrorist Attacks
related event
Attack on the World Trade Center
September 11th Attacks
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1213218