Mich. department secures grant for thermal imaging cameras

The fire department will have to come up with $4,500 in matching funds, but Chief Michael Reddy calls that a bargain

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WESTLAND, Mich. — Five new thermal imaging cameras will be added to the equipment of the Wayne-Westland Fire Department fire trucks, thanks to a federal grant.

"We’re real happy to get this one. It’s something we’ve needed desperately," Wayne-Westland Fire Chief Michael Reddy. "I was surprised we got it but I’m glad." The $56,250 grant comes through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program and the Fire Prevention and Safety Program.

The fire department will have to come up with $4,500 in matching funds but Reddy calls that a bargain. The thermal imaging cameras cost about $10,000 apiece and currently the department only has one unit, which is kept on the shift commander's vehicle.

Full story: Grant provides thermal imaging cameras forWayne-Westland Fire Department