Image courtesy of 13WHAM TV

The Bullard Eclipse Thermal Imager made headline news on 13WHAM TV in Rochester, New York when the city’s fire department purchased 13 of the new cameras. The Eclipse debuted at FDIC in April and since then is quickly changing the way firefighters navigate in and out of a burning building.

This low-cost, lightweight, personal-issue thermal imager is designed to equip every firefighter with thermal imaging technology. The Eclipse is small enough so firefighters can attach it to their gear and powerful enough to be their eyes in a fire.

According to the U.S. Fire Administration, 114 firefighters lost their lives in 2008. Nearly 18 percent of those firefighters killed on a fire scene died because they became lost, trapped or caught in a structural fire. The navigational function of the Eclipse paired with an advanced, lead thermal imager for analysis and investigation can help firefighters safely evaluate a scene by having multiple eyes in the fire.

Be sure to check out channel 13WHAM’s news report and video by visiting: Cool Cams Help Firefighters Beat the Heat.

For more information on the Bullard Eclipse, visit www.bullardeclipse.com. To learn more about Bullard’s complete line of thermal imagers for the fire service, call Bullard Customer Service at 877-BULLARD or visit www.bullard.com.

Bullard relies on your feedback to help us improve our products to meet the demands of first responders. We have developed an on-line survey to gather critical information regarding the battery function of Bullard’s thermal imaging cameras. The results of the survey will provide us with a better understanding of your battery maintenance schedule, how often you charge your batteries, the life of your batteries, where you charge your batteries, and the type of batteries you use.

This 10-minute Thermal Imaging Battery Survey is available to all first responders through September 16th. All Get The Picture members are encouraged to participate in this survey – the more people who participate, the more thorough our results will be.

As a thank you for taking the survey, all participants will have a chance to win a video iPod. Thanks for sharing your feedback with Bullard!