Nine new TICs for Roanoke County firefighters
FirefighterNation Staff
ROANOKE COUNTY, Virginia — Roanoke County firefighters recently purchased nine new thermal imaging cameras thanks for funding from a state program.
WSLS reports that the money came from the Virginia Department of Fire Programs.
Roanoke County Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Charlie Rucker told WSLS that while the cameras will be used to locate victims and hotspots, firefighters will also use them in the decision-making processes and to analyze the fire environment before fighting a fire.
FireRescue Magazine on Thermal Imaging
The department hopes to purchase four more thermal imaging cameras in 2021.
