AVON RESPIRATORS

Upon its creation, one of ILEAS's first missions was to participate with the Illinois Terrorism Task Force in the distribution of PPE to every law enforcement officer in Illinois. Since 2003, ILEAS has distributed nearly 24,000 AVON masks, canisters, and carriers to nearly 1,000 agencies. In addition, ILEAS has stockpiled 16,000 spare NBC canisters in caches around the State - available to any department that needs it during emergencies. ILEAS originally started this program with these goals:

• Provide a mask to every sworn police officer in the State of Illinois as a protective escape device
• Provide for standardization of equipment, training and policies with regard to respirator use so that resources could be shared across the State with a minimum of effort
• Provide for free "train-the-trainer" session for all police departments in the State for respirator use

 ILEAS continues to fund this program and distributes AVON's free of charge to any member agency as needed and upon request. To place an order for additional respirators complete this online form. It will be sent to Jeff Regan at the ILEAS Administrative Office for review. Once he approves the request, an order will be placed with Pro-Tech and they will ship the equipment directly to you.

Here are some issues to be aware of when ordering:

• ILEAS is filling only requests for respirator PACKAGES - mask, carrier, canister, monocle (if necessary). ILEAS is NOT supplying canisters separately. Canisters are considered consumables that should be purchased at the agency's expense. ILEAS can fill monocle orders separately, but ILEAS does not pay for the lens inserts.
• ILEAS originally issued AVON FM-12 masks. The new masks are AVON C-50 Masks. They are NIOSH CBRN compliant. 
• In order to expedite your order, please complete the entire order form before submitting. When you select the submit button, the program will ask which email system you want to use to submit the order. Follow the on screen instructions to electronically submit it. Please print out a copy for yourself. If you do not hear from ILEAS in a week, please contact Jeff Regan to confirm he received your order. If you have trouble with the online email submission, print out the form and fax it to ILEAS at 217-328-3845.