{"id":25194,"date":"2025-01-06T17:35:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25194"},"modified":"2025-01-06T17:36:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T17:36:04","slug":"guyana-fire-service-receives-thermal-imaging-camera-to-boost-rescue-efforts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/guyana-fire-service-receives-thermal-imaging-camera-to-boost-rescue-efforts\/","title":{"rendered":"Guyana Fire Service Receives Thermal Imaging Camera to Boost Rescue Efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Kimberly Giddings, NCN News \u2013 November 22, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has received a crucial piece of firefighting equipment, a Thermal Imaging Camera, which will enhance their ability to save lives and protect property during emergencies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The camera, which was donated as part of a five-million-dollar contribution from Industrial Supplies Inc. and Meridian 60, will allow firefighters to identify individuals inside burning buildings, even in conditions of low visibility such as smoke-filled areas or intense heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The camera\u2019s ability to provide clear visuals in hazardous environments will significantly improve the Fire Service&#8217;s response time and safety measures when navigating through dangerous situations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The donation also included two rescue saws, further bolstering the GFS\u2019s capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shawn Groves, Director of Business Development and Emerging Markets at Meridian 60, expressed pride in contributing to the Fire Service&#8217;s work, noting that the equipment would aid in faster response times at fire scenes and accident sites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hemant Narine, General Manager of Industrial Safety Inc., also highlighted the importance of the donation, emphasizing that it would help the Fire Service protect lives, property, and infrastructure more effectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chief Fire Officer Gregory Wickham received the donation on behalf of the Guyana Fire Service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He expressed gratitude for the advanced equipment, noting that it would assist in overcoming challenges such as accessing heavily grilled structures during fires. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The addition of these tools is expected to significantly improve the Fire Service\u2019s ability to respond to emergencies, ultimately saving lives and reducing damage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This new equipment marks an important step forward for the Guyana Fire Service in its ongoing efforts to enhance firefighting and rescue capabilities across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Kimberly Giddings, NCN News \u2013 November 22, 2024 The Guyana Fire Service (GFS) has received a crucial piece of firefighting equipment, a Thermal Imaging Camera, which will enhance their&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,366,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-local-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25203,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25194\/revisions\/25203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}