The New Jersey State Division of Fire Safety has purchased a thermal imaging camera (TIC) for each of its 19 fire training academies, according to William Kramer, the division’s deputy director. The cameras were distributed to the academies in mid-March. The state of New Jersey had almost 1,000 TICs on the streets, according to Kramer.
In 1999, the New Jersey State Legislature had appropriated $7.5 million to purchase TICs for fire departments in the state. It was the first program of its kind.
Since then, legislatures in a number of states have proposed programs similar programs.
(Source: �(NJ) State’s thermal camera plan expanded,� Bill Bowman, Courier News, Apr. 2, 2001)