- Date
- 2003-04
- Kind
- Construction
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Carried out by
- Beaver Island Volunteer Fire Department
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- fireemergency-managementtechnologypublic-service
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The Beaver Island Fire Department acquired a thermal imager for structure-fire overhaul, search and rescue, and wooded-area searches, while a replacement communications repeater improved contact among the Fire Department, EMS, and mainland. The Auxiliary funded or supported the purchases, which together cost more than $17,000.
Evidence limits
The article describes equipment capabilities and funding attribution but does not provide serial numbers, procurement documents, or later performance data.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, April 2003, “Beaver Island Fire Department Acquires New Thermal Imaging Equipment.”Reports the thermal imager’s search-and-rescue and fire-overhaul uses, the Auxiliary’s fundraising support, an obsolete repeater replacement, and combined equipment costs exceeding $17,000. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-04_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the April 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-04_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Fire Department acquires thermal imaging and communications equipment in 2003”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-fire-department-thermal-imager-2003/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, April 2003, “Beaver Island Fire Department Acquires New Thermal Imaging Equipment.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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