Four flats in Milton Keynes have been damaged with fire early this morning. Fire men from Broughton, Bletchley and Great Holm were called to the scene. They found out that the fire began in a utilities cupboard outside the ground floor terraced flat. . Source: mkweb.co.uk . Meanwhile the firefighters managed to put out the [...]
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A sum of $2,500 was received by the Piper City Fire Department as a donation from the Monsanto Fund’s America’s Farmers Grow Communities program. This is they used to acquire a thermal imaging camera. . The thermal imaging camera according to Fire Chief Anthony Lane, will improve their department’s ability to find people who are [...]
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FLIR Systems has announced that it has received a $16 million order from one of the largest users of the company’s successful Recon product line, an Asian government customer purposefully linked with the United States for its Recon B2-FO integrated dual-channel binoculars. . This order was purported for the provision of the high performance long-range [...]
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Fire men were called to put out flames that had taken hold within the bedroom of a terraced bungalow on St. Georges Crescent, Bodmin yesterday at 1.40am. Two occupants even though suffered smoke inhalation managed to escape the flames and were taken care of by the ambulance personnel. The fire crew who came from Bodwin [...]
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Slough borough council spends £24,000 on flights with the aim to build up an accurate 3D map of every building in Berkshire town. These flights are spy planes equipped with thermal imaging cameras. They have helped to catch illegal immigrants who are living in shed and garages. . Spy plane equipped with thermal imaging cameras [...]
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Film making has seen much transformation over the years. An award winning filmmaker Philippe Baylaucq has used 3D thermal imaging to shoot a short film named ORA. . The film maker talked about the process of making the film, from using thermal imaging cameras to working with performers in darkness with the only light source [...]
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A Windham home owner reported that his house had been struck by lightning on Monday. He explained that he could smell odor and wood burning in the attic area of the house. Police and Fire officials went to the scene to conduct a thorough survey of the building. . After evacuating the home, firefighters detected [...]
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A business man Anton with his brother Leon and father Kees have combined imported drones and thermal imaging cameras to help combat rhino poaching South Africa. . Source: timeslive.co.za . He explained that even though it is a big investment, their aim is to position themselves in the front line to fight against the ruthless [...]
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After Monday’s tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma in New York, firemen have worked around the clock to trace the victims. What helped them during the night were thermal imaging cameras. The cameras detected body heat of victims which allowed its operators to locate survivors in the dark. . Rubin Jordan is the Assistant Fire Chief [...]
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Thermal imaging cameras were among the Hi-Tech military equipment used in searching for victims of the tornado that hit Oklahoma, New York on Monday. . Source: news9.com . Rescue teams searched through the debris as soldiers who were also shaken by the incident secured the parameter and looking for surviving bodies using heat sensing thermal [...]
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