Plymouth’s fire chief credits technology with helping save lives during early morning house fire

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Plymouth’s fire chief is crediting a piece of technology with helping to save lives during an early morning house fire.

A passerby called 911 around 2:45 a.m. Saturday to report smoke coming from a home at 80 Nautical Way, Chief Ed Bradley told Boston 25 News. One group of firefighters entered the home through the garage and went into the basement, where they located the source of the fire. Another group of firefighters entered the home through the first floor to see if anyone was inside. The firefighters crawled through the heat and smoke using a thermal imaging camera that’s built into their mask. The technology helped them locate and avoid a hole that had burned through the first floor to the basement. The firefighters continued their search and were able to determine no one was home. They later learned the homeowner was in Florida for the winter, but workers had been in the home during the past week. […]

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