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    • Thermal Imagers

    The Firehouse.com Thermal Imagers product category is a collection of information, product listings and resources for researching various firefighter and technical rescue thermal imagaing cameras including, FLIR, handheld thermal images, TICs, search and rescue technology options.
    Photo courtesy of Chief Edward Mullen, Perth Amboy, NJ, Fire Department
    Lateral and vertical spread are concerns in these types of occupancies. Note the tin ceiling that’s installed above the drop-tile ceiling in this store.
    Operations & Training

    Fire Studies: Rules of Engagement for Strip Mall & Taxpayer Fires

    Michael Daley
    Oct. 16, 2023
    Michael Daley explains the particularly ways by which fires in these occupancies can injure and kill firefighters who work inside of them.
    Photos by Paul Barrett
    The small, usually heavy-duty or glass block windows of residential basements can restrict access to a fire in the basement and cause a ventilation problem, which can produce limited or zero visibility.
    Operations & Training

    Truck Tactics: Residential Basement Fire Operations

    Sean Eagen
    May 8, 2023
    Sean Eagen covers the difficulties to responding to a basement fire, including the fact that exterior size-up clues can indicate a situation other than fire below grade.
    Photos courtesy of Insight Training LLC
    Photo 1: When a fire service TIC switches to low sensitivity, a loss of image clarity can occur in the cooler regions of the image. Note how the rescue manikin that’s in the lower right-hand corner of the image is clearly visible to the TIC in high-sensitivity mode (left) but is less so to the TIC in low-sensitivity mode (right).
    Thermal Imagers

    TIC Usage & Victim Identification

    Andrew Starnes
    April 10, 2023
    Andrew Starnes warns of the potential of misinterpretation and failure on the fireground if firefighters aren't schooled on thermal imager usage for search operations during live...
    Ryan Mancini, MassLive (TNS)
    Harvard Fire Department firefighter and drone operator Robert Curran receives the TEAM Award from Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr.
    Drones

    MA Firefighter Honored for Using Drone to Reunite Family and Dog

    March 28, 2023
    Harvard Fire Department firefighter Robert Curran received the District Attorney’s Team Excellence and Merit Award for helping a Devens family reunite with their beloved pup.
    Oswego Fire Department/Facebook
    The Oswego Fire Department also used the thermal imaging drone technology to strategically direct water from its aerial master streams to the seat of the fire.
    Drones

    NY Department Uses Drone to Put Out Stubborn Fire

    March 15, 2023
    The City of Oswego Fire Department used a drone to spray water on a commercial building fire after firefighters were forced to exit the building.