Last week, two thermal imaging cameras were donated to the Knox County Fire Bureau by the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation. Full story here. No information was available on the specific brand and model purchase, the cost was given as simply "About $10,000 per camera".
The foundation is primarily funded by the Firehouse Subs restaurant chain, with 361 locations, primarily in the southern parts of the United States.
Local fire departments can apply to the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, a non-profit organization, for grants to purchase equipment. They also offer scholarship programs for future firefighters and law enforcement, prevention and educational tools and ground assistance during disasters by feeding victims and medical workers on the scene.
Similar cameras were given to the Belevedere, South Carolina volunteer fire department in early March, depicted in the image below:
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