Posted: Apr 03, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: April 3
A firefighter in Jefferson, Ore., uses a thermal imaging camera to check for fire hidden underground in this 2009 file photo. (erikjohnphotography/Shutterstock) comments
When it comes to firefighting equipment it s easy to think of the big things fire engines, hoses and ladder trucks.
But a hand-held device is one of the biggest lifesavers in firefighting.
Thermal imaging cameras detect differences in temperature and display them on its screen. They allow firefighters to spot people by body heat.
The cameras can see through smoke and detect fire hidden in walls, ceilings and floors.
Kevin Dean, a district fire chief with the Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency, said the equipment firefighters use has advanced over the past 30 years, but thermal imaging in my opinion would be at the top.
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