Mallory Is Your Trusted Source for Avon Protection Air-Purifying Respirators

Some calls put your team in air nobody should be breathing. A toxic chemical release. A clandestine drug lab. Avon Protection’s C50 and FM54 respirators protect against chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) agents and toxic industrial chemicals (TICs).

For 45 years, we’ve outfitted fire departments, hazmat teams, and rescue squads in all 50 states. We do this work because we want every emergency responder to go home safe at the end of a shift. Our dedicated Public Safety Team knows Avon’s respirator line and will help you sort out which mask belongs with which team before anyone suits up.

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Wide-View CBRN Protection for Responders

The C50™ puts military mask technology on a first responder’s face. It protects against CBRN agents, plus toxic industrial chemicals and materials. The C50™ is NIOSH CBRN Cap 1 approved with the CBRNF12B, CBRNCF50, and CBRNCF50i filters. Agent resistance against mustard, sarin, soman, and VX exceeds thirty-six hours. Thirty-six hours is the requirement. The C50™ goes past it.

See the Scene, Talk to Your Crew

You can’t work a scene you can’t see. The panoramic single-lens visor is optically correct and scratch resistant, and it scores 96 on the NIOSH visual field test, where 90 is required. A front-mounted exhale valve keeps direct speech clear. An optional Voice Projection Unit connects through the communications port. Filter canisters mount on the left or right side to keep interference to a minimum.

The C50™ also integrates well with the rest of your kit. It’s compatible with helmets, CBRN protective clothing, and NFPA Class 3 suits, and works with PAPR devices for improved protection. A high-flow, fail-safe drinking device connects to a canteen or bladder hydration system.

Technical Specifications

• Agent resistance (mustard, sarin, soman, VX): greater than 36 hrs, against a 36-hr requirement
• Laboratory protection factor (sodium chloride): greater than 10,000, against a requirement of 2,000
• Inhalation resistance at 30, 95, and 160 L/min: 3, 13, and 23 mm WG
• NIOSH CBRN Cap 1 approved with CBRNF12B (TC-14G-0285), CBRNCF50 (TC-14G-0318), and CBRNCF50i (TC-14G-0339) filters
• NIOSH visual field score: 96, against a requirement of 90
• Sizes: S-L

One Mask for APR, PAPR, and SCBA

Incidents change, and first responders need a mask that changes with them. The FM54™ twin-port CBRN respirator protects the face, eyes, and respiratory tract against CBRN threats, riot agents, and toxic industrial chemicals and materials. A variable resistance exhalation unit switches the mask between negative pressure (APR) and positive pressure (SCBA) modes, and filter, SCBA, and PAPR attachments are available.

Clear Comms Through the Mask

A hazmat entry team has to talk. An electronic communications port handles voice amplification and passes through to external radios, and an optional low-profile Voice Projection Unit adds an internal microphone.

CBRN Respirator for Specialist Teams

Know the limitations of the FM54™ before you specify it for your squad. It’s a CBRN respirator for specialist teams. Firefighting is a misuse that may result in serious, irreversible respiratory harm or death, and the mask should not be used where the head harness may be exposed directly to flame. As a filter respirator, it doesn’t provide supplied breathable air, so keep it out of confined spaces and out of atmospheres below 19.5% or above 22.5% oxygen.

Why Choose Mallory as Your Procurement Partner for Avon Protection?

Mallory is the largest independent safety distributor in the US. We’ve served hundreds of fire departments, hazmat teams, and rescue squads across all 50 states for 45 years. You can look to us to supply, repair, and calibrate your critical equipment through our 35+ stocking locations and 10 service centers.

Shop the Avon Protection Respirator Line

We’re an authorized Avon Protection distributor with access to their full line of air-purifying respirators. Your agency can count on us to have the depth and availability to help you outfit a single squad or implement a department-wide rollout without chasing inventory across multiple vendors.

Dedicated Public Safety Team

Our Mallory Public Safety Team knows Avon Protection CBRN respirators and will help you match the right gear to your operations. If your agency is writing a grant-funded equipment list or preparing for a program review, we can help you document your selections with the technical rationale that evaluators expect. We’ll also help you build the procurement case your reviewers want to see. Cooperative purchasing keeps it simple for a busy procurement office: one contract to reference and one team to call.

Convenient, Compliant Procurement

As a contract holder under OMNIA Partners Public Safety, we offer a compliant piggyback path onto a contract that has already been competitively solicited and publicly awarded by a lead agency.

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Nationwide Stocking Locations and Service Centers

Coast-to-coast reach and local accountability are supported by 35+ stocking locations and 10 fully staffed service centers.

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Fit Testing Services

Our team can conduct fit testing at one of our locations or on-site with your squad to help ensure tight-fitting respirators are compliant with OSHA 29 CFR 1910.134 requirements.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Can personnel who wear prescription glasses use the C50™ or FM54™?

Yes. Avon’s Vision Correction Assembly mounts prescription lenses inside the mask, from -8 to +10 diopters. Its flexible design lets the assembly fold inside the mask.

How long can a C50™ or FM54™ stay in storage?

An unopened, correctly stored C50™ has a 10-year shelf life, which can be extended to 20 years with correct servicing and maintenance. The FM54™ and all its components have a 10-year storage life. Store the FM54™ in a clean, dry place, and keep the original packaging for transport.

Is the C50™ Voice Projection Unit intrinsically safe?

Yes, the Voice Projection Unit and Microphone Assembly are intrinsically safe and conform to UL Std. 913 Class I, II, III, Division 1, Groups A through G, T4. They do not carry ATEX approval, so check your agency’s requirements if you need it.

What is OMNIA Partners and how could it simplify our purchasing process?

OMNIA Partners is a cooperative purchasing organization. It runs competitively solicited, publicly awarded contracts on behalf of a lead public agency, and then makes those contracts available to other government agencies nationwide who want to compliantly “piggyback” onto them to procure efficiently and meet tight grant deadlines.