Making Entry To The Fire? Compare what we see optically versus thermally! In many cases, firefighters either scan too fast/improperly or dismiss vital thermal data during the entry of a compartment without considering the following: * Direction of fire spread or fires location. * Speed of convection currents, height of thermal layer, and increasing overall temperatures (not the spot temperature measurement). * Critical infrastructure information: stairs, holes in floors, fire beneath or above th

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