Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Thermal Imaging Camera”
In this episode, “Training To Perform Under Pressure” instructor, Adam Ritsch, explains the history behind the Paxton Drill, dating back to a fire in Chicago where dozens of victims were rescued from ladders upon arrival. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: You shouldn’t just be throwing ladders to windows with no rhyme or reason. You should know exactly what ladders you have and based …
In the final episode of the four-part Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC) training video series, “Training To Perform Under Pressure” instructor, Mike McCarthy, instructs firefighters on how to utilize and read a TIC while in a structure fire environment. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Camera’s on, you’re gonna see that incipient stage quickly transfer to growth, right? Incipient stage. What does that give us? …
In the third episode of the four-part Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC) training video series, “Training To Perform Under Pressure” instructor, Mike McCarthy, instructs firefighters on how to utilize a TIC to determine if a fire is beneath you in a structure. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: So now looking at it, what’s the hottest thing? My hand or the carpet? About equal, right? …
In the second episode of the four-part Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC) training video series, “Training To Perform Under Pressure” instructor, Mike McCarthy, provides tips surrounding the use of a TIC to determine where a fire has been at, where it is at now and where it is going based on the flowpath. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: Are we seeing any convective currents …
In the opening episode of the four-part Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC) training video series, “Training To Perform Under Pressure” instructor, Mike McCarthy, provides tips surrounding the use of a TIC for making decisions on the fireground. VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION: We got everyone looking at the front. Do yourselves a favor. If you’ve got a camera, take a lap around the back. …
