Calhoun says he and Capt. John Brownawell used the Argus Plus camera which arrived March 27 to scan a nearby field. Police say Mrs. Walk and her husband had been thrown from the car while it was tumbling. Walk her life. It cuts down on our time of finding and rescuing people.
Death can be the difference of a matter of minutes.
Walk was in fair condition, and his wife was in critical condition this morning, according to a Hershey Medical Center spokeswoman. The fireman's relief fund paid for one of the cameras while the other was purchased with money collected through fund-raisers. Carried into action like a camcorder, the hand-held camera picks up differences in temperature. In the case of a house fire, firefighters can use it to scan a room for victims instead of spending precious time trying to feel their way around in the smoke. The camera can also detect hidden hot spots inside walls and give firefighters advanced warning of such hazards as a hole in a floor or ceiling that is about to collapse.