As a part of Samsung Electronics Vietnam’s collaborative efforts with the Vietnam Fire and Rescue Police Department, the corporate has introduced a donation of 300 IGNIS thermal imaging cameras to help within the nation’s firefighting and fireplace prevention. It is hoped that the contribution will assist enhance effectivity and security in fireplace prevention and rescue actions in Vietnam.
The ceremonial occasion to current the donation was attended by Van Son Nguyen, the Deputy Minister of Public Security, Joo Ho Choi, Head of Vietnam Manufacturing Complex of Samsung Electronics, and different senior leaders of Samsung Vietnam. Also in attendance had been representatives from departments and companies below the Ministry of Public Security and the Management Boards of the Public Security Departments from the 11 beneficiary provinces.
Tran Trung Tranh (left), Deputy Chief of Vietnam Fire and Rescue Department, shakes fingers with Joo Ho Choi (proper), Head of Vietnam Manufacturing Complex of Samsung Electronics on the ceremony handy over the donation of 300 IGNIS thermal imaging cameras.
Samsung’s IGNIS thermal imaging cameras are capable of detect ignition factors, find victims, determine terrain, decide time and point out paths to be averted, serving to firefighters to each rescue these at risk and hold themselves secure throughout a rescue operation. The cameras had been designed for prime resistance to water, mud and warmth, with excellent sturdiness in a compact, wearable measurement (106*95*64mm, 350g).
“Fire prevention and rescue activities are pivotal in every nation for saving lives and assets of citizens. We are pleased to know that local firefighters will be equipped with our cameras, which will help them fulfill their duties and protect public safety,” stated Choi.
After receiving the 300 IGNIS thermal imaging cameras, the Vietnam Fire and Rescue Police Department will set up a coaching course for officers and firefighters on easy methods to make the most of the gadgets. Deployment of those cameras will assist enhance firefighting capacities and decrease the harm attributable to fires, explosions, or accidents in 11 provinces together with Hanoi, HCMC, Hai Phong, Binh Duong, Dong Nai, Da Nang, Can Tho, Bac Ninh, Ninh Binh, Phu Tho, and Thai Nguyen.
How One Firefighter’s Experiences Sparked Inspiration
The IGNIS Thermal imaging digicam is a product originating from Samsung Tomorrow Solutions, a social contribution undertaking and open thought contest that started in 2013. Samsung Tomorrow Solutions invitations individuals to provide and submit concepts that may change society for the higher.
Finding that standard thermal remark gadgets (TOD) for firefighters are too heavy and costly to be offered to every firefighter, Gyeong-Seung Han, a firefighter from South Korea, was prompted to plot a thermal imaging digicam based mostly on his firefighting experiences. Han submitted his thought to the 2016 occasion and his entry was awarded IDEA Grand Prize (2016) and IMPACT Grand Prize (2017).
Not solely was Han supplied with prize cash and extra funds to assist additional develop his thought, he was additionally supplied with a group of assist from engineers from C-Lab – Samsung’s thought era and entrepreneurship program – to assist convey his concepts to life. The IGNIS group labored via many variations of the system to comprehend Han’s imaginative and prescient for a extra compact, easier-to-use, cost-effective thermal imaging digicam that may face up to excessive circumstances. As a consequence, Samsung Electronics has offered 1,000 IGNIS thermal imaging cameras to firefighting models in South Korea to place into follow. There have been quite a few real-life testimonies from firefighters that they had been capable of save extra lives via the usage of IGNIS thermal cameras.
