Self-contained Breathing Apparatus - Also Known As

Also Known As

In Australia different firefighting agencies refer to SCBA by different acronyms in general terms. For example:

• In South Australia both the Country Fire Service and the Metropolitan Fire Service refer to SCBA as "CABA" or Compressed Air Breathing Apparatus during training and in the field they refer to SCBA as simply BA or Breathing Apparatus. The New South Wales Rural Fire Service follow the same principles as South Australia
• The Fire and Emergency Services Authority of Western Australia Brigades, New South Wales Fire Brigades and Queensland Fire and Rescue Service call it BA, Breathing Apparatus.

All these initials mean the same type of open-circuit equipment.

An SCBA unit may also be referred to as a "Scott Pack", deriving the name of the Scott company that manufactures many SCBAs.

In New Zealand, SCBA is generally referred to by New Zealand Fire Service personnel as BA, Breathing Apparatus.