3用于危险材料事件场景的TIC

3用于危险材料事件场景的TIC

Arguably, the Thermal Imaging Camera (TIC) is one of the greatest technological assets to the fire service when it comes to structural firefighting, search, rescue, and fire dynamics. This multi-faceted tool has also been adopted by law enforcement officers, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), and hazardous materials teams across the country and the world to better equip their responders and to give them a strategic and tactical advantage in many non-fire situations as well.

Employed as a Firefighter / EMT for an industrial-based fire department, I was introduced to TIC use on hazardous materials responses through continued training and have learned several unique and useful applications of this technology. In this article, I will share three (3) situations where the TIC can prove very useful when assessing and stabilizing hazardous materials incidents

1.运输和存储容器：内容和数量：

当到达泄漏容器的场景时（例如 - 车辆上的燃料骑马罐或仓库中的55加仑鼓），如果我们知道可能是产品的最大数量，我们可以消除大部分猜测游戏涉及。通过利用TIC，响应者可以更好地确定容器中的产品量，因为内容通常具有来自容器本身和环境环境的不同温度。为了最好地证明这种在受控训练环境中的使用，只需将丙烷圆筒从燃气烧烤器中使用丙烷缸，或者将可乐的罐头从新人的手中脱离，并通过TIC来观看它。显示的读数应描绘容器中的产品水平。我们知道12盎司罐装中不超过12个液体盎司，我们知道容器中的内容。使用TIC将确定容器中留下多少“产品”。

2.化学反应：混合产品和产生的反应：

Scenario: Your agency responds to the local recycling facility or manufacturing plant for the report of an odor emitting from a bulging drum. The drum itself has been used for small amounts of waste. Your initial assessment is that there has been some type of chemical reaction that has taken place due to the mixing of various products.

通过手中的Tic，您可以确定是否存在在容器内发生的实际化学反应，并获得更好的理解，即反应可能产生热量的速率。为了最好地证明在受控培训环境中，将空的沙子桶或桌子上的涂料桶放在设备舱中的地板上，并用大约一（1）杯厨房发酵苏打水填充。接下来，通过将大约四（4）盎司的白色醋倒入桶或桶中来创造化学反应。瞄准桶或铲斗的TIC，随着化学反应发生，您将观察温度的变化。

3.水道受影响：溢出和水体泄漏：

随着炎热的夏天，我们在我们身上，我将使用池塘作为这最后一次使用TIC的例子。在电动机故障后，汽艇在水中泄漏了未知量的油。运营商称当地消防部门响应。太阳下​​降，可见性现在变得有限。您如何更好地确定泄漏的程度和影响？通过TIC看着水体的表面，通过观察TIC显示屏上的不同热签名，您将看到漏油泄漏后面的占地面积。这种“足迹”将有助于显示需要包含和/或清洁所需区域的大小。

为了更好地准备或练习此类使用，请在设备地板上使用小型塑料KeDdie池，并用水填充一半。加入八（8）盎司的常见植物油。关闭设备舱中的灯光，并使用TIC看水中的温度差异，以更好地确定实际泄漏的程度。

在在结构火灾运行时，TIC已证明其有用的时间和时间再次为第一个受访者。在危险物质中引入TIC使用事件提供了一个战术优势，可以帮助减少我们面临的一些猜测游戏，在面对这些事件时经常遇到未知数。

AB Turenne.is a 22-year veteran of the fire service in Eastern Connecticut. As a Certified Level II Fire Service Instructor, AB's training curriculum has proven to be conducive with the operational needs of those he teaches and in turn has improved the human capital knowledge of many. A graduate from the Master of Public Administration program at Anna Maria College, AB has continued his efforts in training and education by contributing to the Fire Engineering Training Community.

特别感谢Groton Firefighters Local 1964，提供用于说明文章的照片。