"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.

The Freightliner marks a major step up for the Reedsport department.

"All of our tankers are either 500 gallon or 750," Anderson said. "So this is quite an increase in what we can take to a fire."