Approximately one-third of the $16,500 needed to purchase a Thermal Imaging Camera for the Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District has been received according to Fire Chief Mike Beaver.
Donations of $2,500 from State Farm Insurance and $1,000 from the Sweet Home Economic Development Group, Inc., were received Thursday.
Chief Beaver said the thermal imaging camera can help firefighters find hidden fire and hot spots within buildings, locate people even in thick smoke and to…