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Sheriff’s office gets thermal imaging |
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Wednesday, 18 July 2007 |
 THERMO UNIT – Deputy Carl Suta shows the new Thermo unit that the Pondera County Sheriff’s Department received through a homeland grant. I-O Photo by Buck Traxler
This program was created by the Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“Eligibility for the CEDAP grant is limited to law enforcement agencies, fire, and other emergency responder organizations with specific financial and capability needs,” said Deputy Jeff Pruttis of the PCSD.
The cost of the Thermal Imager, valued at $18,000, and the training provided in operating the imager, was covered through the grant.
Equipment and training awards are offered in five categories: personal protective equipment, thermal imaging, night vision, and video surveillance tools, chemical and biological detection tools, information technology and risk management tools, and interoperable communications equipment.
The Thermal Imager can be used for many applications including: Search and Rescue, fugitive searches, vehicle pursuits, perimeter surveillance, officer safety, disturbed surface scenarios, environmental concerns, hidden compartments in vehicles and accident investigations.
“This will be a very useful tool that has been added to the PCSD,” says Pruttis.
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