Brea-based GlowZone, Inc. showroom is a rarity. It's best visited in the dark.
GlowZone, Inc. is a research and manufacturing firm that specializes in ways to infuse photoluminescence – glow-in-the-dark compounds – into products and fabrics, not merely making lighted items that stick on top of other products or that reflect light.
Whether you want a ladder that you can find in the garage at night, firefighting tools that can be seen through thick smoke or decorative tiles that light up in the dark without batteries, they're on display in GlowZone's showroom. Its basic bread-and-butter product is exit signs. To appreciate how all these products differ from competing products, founder Joe Bloomfield turns out the lights in the windowless room.
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By Kristen Schott
OC Metro
Brea-based GlowZone is introducing new glow-in-the-dark safety equipment that could benefit firefighters nationwide. The company, which specializes in photoluminescent technology, is debuting its line of products during this week's Riverside County Rapid Intervention Crew training session.
GlowZone has been collaborating with firefighters on the project, which include glow-in-the-dark handles for axes and hand tools, caps for emergency breathing hoses, striping for fire suits and other items that will help lead firefighters to safety.
Whether you want a ladder that you can find in the garage at night, firefighting tools that can be seen through thick smoke or white walls that light up in the dark without batteries, GlowZone in Brea has developed the technology to make them.
Firefighters with glow fabric, tools and air tanks, photo provided by GlowZone
Many consumers are familiar with glow-in-the-dark toys or tape and the cyclists’ clothing that reflects headlights. But GlowZoneis a research and manufacturing firm that specializes in ways to infuse photoluminescence – glow in the dark compounds – into products and fabrics, not merely sit on top or reflect light.
Brea-based 
Brea-based GlowZone is introducing new glow-in-the-dark safety equipment that could benefit firefighters nationwide. The company, which specializes in photoluminescent technology, is debuting its line of products during this week's Riverside County Rapid Intervention Crew training session.
Whether you want a ladder that you can find in the garage at night, firefighting tools that can be seen through thick smoke or white walls that light up in the dark without batteries, 
