NewsOctober 17, 2000
FIREFIGHTERS RECEIVE CAMERA
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. Now when the Poplar Bluff Fire Department responds to a fire it will have the latest in technology available, a thermal-imaging camera. Fire Chief Randy Hastings said the camera will allow firefighters to see when it's totally dark "in any kind of smoke."...
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. Now when the Poplar Bluff Fire Department responds to a fire it will have the latest in technology available, a thermal-imaging camera.
Fire Chief Randy Hastings said the camera will allow firefighters to see when it's totally dark "in any kind of smoke."
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The camera will also help firefighters navigate a room.
New, the camera would cost $18,000, but the department got it at a "substantial savings," Hastings said.
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