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Fireboy 2025/26 Tradeshow Exhibition List

March 6, 2025

Check out our Fireboy-Xintex booth at one of these tradeshows in 2025!

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CG2xxxx227-B Extinguishers Now Obsolete

June 29, 2023

As part of the FK-5-1-12 clean extinguishing agent transition the CG2 “Automatic Only” series of HFC-227ea extinguishers is now obsolete and has been replaced by its cousin, the MA2xxxx227-BL “Manual/Automatic” version.

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CU and MU Horizontal Clean Agent Fire Suppression Systems

August 3, 2022

The new “CU” Automatic and “MU” Manual/Automatic extinguishers designed specifically for horizontal mounting.

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Fireboy-Xintex LLC Sold to United Safety and Survivability Corporation

November 3, 2021

W.S. Darley & Co. sold Fireboy-Xintex LLC to United Safety and Survivability Corporation (USSC) effective October 1, 2021.

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Promoting the MAE Fire Suppression System – NAFED and NFPA shows

April 9, 2019

Fireboy-Xintex is exibiting at the 3 NAFED shows and the NFPA show in June to promote the MAE Fire suppression system.   NAFED in Las Vegas March 5-6 Alan and I exhibited at the Fire Protection Distributor Show in Las Vegas earlier this month and received many new leads for our MAE systems. NAFED in…

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MAE Series complete pre-engineered fire detection & suppression systems are here

August 30, 2018

MAE Series complete pre-engineered fire detection & suppression systems are A-C or A-B-C Rated using using FK-5-1-12 clean extinguishing agent. Land-based clean agent applications such as server rooms and laboratories up to 5,400 cubic feet (with FK-5-1-12) Learn more here…

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Fireboy-Xintex Change of Ownership

June 9, 2017

Please be advised that effective June 7, 2017 there was a change of ownership with our company. W.S. Darley & Co. and Larry Akins have formed a new company named Fireboy-Xintex LLC, which includes Aetna Engineering.

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CMD5-MB and CMD5-MD CO Alarms

June 8, 2017

The CMD5-M is available in battery-powered and 12/24v DC versions and each includes these unique features:

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Carbon Monoxide – “The Silent Killer”

June 8, 2017

Carbon monoxide (CO) is generated wherever combustion occurs, including the operation of gasoline engines, as well as heating and cooking appliances.  It is invisible, odorless, tasteless, and deadly.

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Minnesota CO Detector Law

January 27, 2017

NEW Minnesota CO Detector Law (H.F. No. 3310) Takes Effect May 1, 2018

Most of you know that Minnesota passed a state law last summer requiring Marine CO detectors on all boats with accommodation spaces sold or used in the state of Minnesota. The law was originally supposed to take effect May 1, 2017 but has been changed to May 1, 2018.

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