Johnson Controls Acquires Rescue Air Systems
October 5, 2022
Johnson Controls has acquired Rescue Air Systems, a San Francisco–based provider of firefighter air replenishment systems (FARS). The purchase expands Johnson Controls' fire protection and life-safety portfolio by adding building-installed air refill stations that allow firefighters to rapidly replenish breathing air bottles during responses; financial terms were not disclosed.
- Buyers
- Johnson Controls
- Targets
- Rescue Air Systems
- Industry
- Building Products
- Location
- California, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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