Dan Thrift/Nevada Appeal News Service South Lake Tahoe Fire Department Capt. Rick Myers is seen through one of the department's new thermal-imaging cameras. The cameras are able to highlight temperature differences of just one degree and can be used in a variety of capacities, from locating people to pinpointing hot spots in a fire.

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Thermal-imaging cameras can help firefighters save lives

• By ncs-import
• February 19, 2008