The Elsmere Fire Department acquired a new thermal imaging device at the end of August, and it's less expensive than the bigger hand-held cameras, allowing firefighters to use it hands-free. It is known as the I-TIC.
"The advantages of the I-TIC include that it works off a central power supply, so no separate batteries, it can't be forgotten as it is integrated into the SCBA, it is easy to use without the snag hazard and additional weight, and it can easily be installed at the factory with the initial purchase of a G1 SCBA, or later in the field by an approved technician," said Bubba Stultz, MSA First Responder Sales Manager.
The Elsmere Fire Department owns two larger hand-held thermal imaging cameras. This year, one of the firefighters signed up at a conference to win a new I-TIC unit and he won.