FIRST AMENDMENT TO CREDIT AGREEMENT

         This First  Amendment  is made as of  October , 2000  among  FIRETECTOR
INC., a Delaware  corporation (the "Company");  GENERAL SOUND (TEXAS) COMPANY, a
Delaware  corporation  ("General");  CASEY SYSTEMS INC., a New York  corporation
("Casey");  and PYROTECH  SERVICE INC., a New York  corporation  ("Pyrotech" and
collectively   with  the  Company,   General  and  Casey,  the  "Borrowers")  as
co-borrowers  and  CITIZENS  BUSINESS  CREDIT  COMPANY,  a division  of Citizens
Leasing  Corporation,  a Rhode Island  corporation  (hereinafter  referred to as
"Citizens") as lender.

         WHEREAS,  the Borrowers and Citizens are parties to a Credit  Agreement
dated as June 28, 1998 (as amended, the "Credit Agreement").

         WHEREAS, Borrowers and Citizens have agreed to certain amendments;

         NOW, THEREFORE, the parties agree as follows:



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1.   Sections 1.02 (a) Revolving Credit is amended by substituting "December 31,
     2004" for "June 23, 2001" as the ---------------- Maturity Date.

2.   Section 1.02(b) Borrowing Base. The definition of "Qualified  Inventory" is
     amended in its entirety to read as -------------- follows:

          "Qualified Inventory" means inventory (a) owned by the Company,  Casey
          or Pyrotech (b) located at facilities  of the Borrower  which owns the
          inventory (c) subject to a first priority  perfected security interest
          in favor of  Citizens  (d)  valued at the lower of cost or market on a
          first in, first out basis,  (e)  consisting of finished goods saleable
          in the ordinary course of such Borrower's business (excluding samples)
          or purchased  raw  materials  or parts which are to be processed  into
          finished goods  (excluding any raw materials or purchased parts in the
          process of conversion to finished goods).

3.   Section 1.08 Audit  Expenses is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
     --------------

          "The Borrowers  shall pay Citizens on demand  Citizen's  customary fee
          for audit reviews by employees of Citizens (currently $600/per man-day
          plus out-of-pocket  expenses).  Prior to the occurrence of an Event of
          Default,  Citizens will not seek  reimbursement  of audit  expenses in
          excess of $12,000 during any 365 day period."

4.   The First  Amendment  shall be effective  upon signature by the parties and
     payment to Citizens of an amendment fee of $15,000.

5.   Except as set forth in this First Amendment,  the Credit Agreement  remains
     in full force and effect.

         IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  parties  hereto  have  executed  this First
Amendment under seal as of the date first above written.

                          BORROWERS:

                          FIRETECTOR INC.


                          By:
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                                Name:
                                Title:


                          GENERAL SOUND (TEXAS) COMPANY


                          By:
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                                Name:
                                Title:


                          CASEY SYSTEMS INC.


                          By:
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                                Name:
                                Title:


                          PYROTECH SERVICE INC.


                          By:
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                                Name:
                                Title:


                          LENDER:

                          CITIZENS BUSINESS CREDIT COMPANY

                          By:
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                                 Vincent P. O'Leary
                                 Senior Vice President