BRIEFLY IN THE NEWS Firefighters will buy...

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Firefighters will buy gear with grant

The Newport Beach Fire Department has received a $42,140 grant

from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which the department

will use for a fire safety kit.

The kit’s purpose is to ensure firefighters’ safety and to

increase their ability to assess fire hazards, officials said. It

includes three thermal imagers, high-tech devices that not only help

locate victims in a burning building but help firefighters find “hot

spots,” or fires smoldering inside walls.

The kit will also have a rescue bag complete with a self-contained

breathing apparatus, a face piece and the capacity to administer

oxygen in a critical situation.