Fresno City Fire Department 300 Training and Equipment Manual - Drager Thermal Cameras PDF

Fresno City Fire Department 300 Training and Equipment Manual SECTION 306.004a DRAGER THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS PURPOSE Provide members with guidelines for safe operation of the Drager Thermal Imaging Cameras (TIC). APPLICATION This policy applies to all members while operating the Drager TICs either...

Fresno City Fire Department 300 Training and Equipment Manual SECTION 306.004a DRAGER THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS PURPOSE Provide members with guidelines for safe operation of the Drager Thermal Imaging Cameras (TIC). APPLICATION This policy applies to all members while operating the Drager TICs either for maintenance, training, or during emergency operations. OPERATIONAL POLICY This section intentionally left blank. OPERATIONAL GUIDELINE This section intentionally left blank. PROCESS Drager 1. To deploy the Drager TIC, remove it from the charging cradle. The retractable lanyard should be utilized in order to lessen the chance of the unit being dropped. 2. Turn the TIC on by pressing the power button (See Figure 1). The green LED will light up and a startup screen will appear in five to eight seconds. The green LED light will turn off and the TIC is now ready for use. Effective Date: December 2018 Current Revision Date: 3/30/2022 Next Revision (2) Date: 3/30/2024 Section 306.004a ADA Page 1 of 3 Figure 1 3. The battery charge and temperature displays are located on the bottom of the screen. 4. To use the standby mode, press the power button for one to five seconds and release when the screen reads: Release for Stand-by. 5. To turn the TIC off, press and hold the power button for more than five seconds. The screen will read: Hold to Power Down. The screen will go blank when the camera is off. 6. The Drager TIC has a 2x zoom feature. To zoom in, quickly press the mode button. To return to a normal view quickly, press the mode button. Depressing the mode button longer than two seconds will allow the user to change the color palette of the screen. 7. The Drager TIC has a thermal scan feature, which searches for elevated temperatures not high enough to show up in firefighter mode. To activate the thermal scan press either the up or down arrow button for approximately one second to raise or lower to the desired ambient temperature range. Ranges can go from 244 degrees Fahrenheit to -33 degrees Fahrenheit. Holding down the arrow button will change the desired temperature faster. To deactivate the thermal scan, press and hold both arrows for approximately two seconds. The thermal scan threshold will disappear from the screen and return to normal mode. 8. To charge the batteries, place the TIC into the charging cradle, lens first. Drager recommends always charging the battery when not in use. There is no loss of capacity due to memory effect, and the battery will be charged when needed. Effective Date: Dec 2018 Current Revision Date: 3/30/2022 Next Revision (2) Date: 3/30/2024 Section 306.004a ADA Page 2 of 3 INFORMATION This section intentionally left blank. DEFINITIONS This section intentionally left blank. CROSS REFERENCES No cross references recognized. Effective Date: Dec 2018 Current Revision Date: 3/30/2022 Next Revision (2) Date: 3/30/2024 Section 306.004a ADA Page 3 of 3