Firehouse

Thermal Imaging Training: Has Thermal Imaging Become Too Easy?

I can remember, as a young firefighter, feeling rather proud of the fact that I had developed a certain prowess for driving one of our old, stick-shift engines. Even though it had to be ...
Firehouse

Thermal Imaging: Company-Level Hazmat Response and Training

I’ve never really understood hazardous materials technicians. If you can put “colorless,” “odorless,” “tasteless” and “fatal” in the same sentence ...
Firefighter Nation

Setting Up Your In-House Thermal Imaging Training

The constant theme of this column is to train everywhere and as often as possible. In February 2020, I wrote “Train Where You Can” about turning your fire station into a training facility. I’d like to ...
KJCT8

GJFD crews do training with thermal imaging cameras

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -When fire crews respond to a scene, every second can make a difference. To help sharpen their skills, crews with the Grand Junction Fire Department did specialized ...