Thermal Imaging Demonstration, New York State OFPC
November 3rd, 2009
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of the fire scene, allowing firefighters to see through smoke to locate the seat of the fire and to quickly locate hazardous hotspots. Thermal imaging cameras used in fire services detect long wave infrared band. All objects emit infrared energy. The camera helps a firefighter distinguish between cool and hot objects. It is a high-tech field device which assists firefighters to detect life, saving lives. … Thermal imaging equipment thermal cameras NYS DOS New York State Department of infrared …
I work for ISG. We make the little orange K1000 who’s image is shown at 1:52 and 3:08. Thermal imagers have been around for years, but were too expensive for many departments. Now that prices have come down, many more fire departments have them and that’s a good thing. Thermal imagers save the lives of victims and firefighters.