Finance Committee - 10/07/2020 Page 5
Captain Joseph Fay, Nashua Police Department
Good evening Mr. Mayor, we are intent on buying night vision devices, binocular type devices. As you know
most of the work is done, public safety and police work is done during the low light or nighttime hours so it is
important for us to have the capability to be able to see at night so we can do our work effectively. So that’s
kind of applied to both our search and rescue (inaudible) sets as well as our law enforcement you know,
(inaudible) sets. So night devices will be issues out to individual members of our team and it is going to
increase our ability to be able to see at night.
Mayor Donchess
Ok, any questions or comments?
Alderman Harriott-Gathright
Yes, can | have the spelling of the Captain’s last name? F-A-Y
Mayor Donchess
That’s just for the minutes.
Mayor Donchess
Alderman O’Brien.
Alderman O’Brien
Yeah, thank you. | just wondered if Captain Fay can answer a technical question. Of course | support this. |
think it will definitely enhance the safety of our officers, particularly working in a low light environment. But
having experience with the Fire Department, heat sensing cameras, | imagine this will pick up some of the
heat’s signature. But is it capable of looking through walls and different types of environments and everything?
Captain Fay
No these devices do not have a thermal capability. We do have a couple of thermal devices in inventory but
these ones in particular will not do that. It will be a much expensive device if we were to go with that option.
Some of the newer technology does include night vision technology with thermal technology blended together,
but it is extremely expensive.
Alderman O’Brien
Thank you for the explanation, thank you.
Captain Fay
You’re welcome.
Mayor Donchess
Anything else? Could the Clerk please call the roll?
A viva voce roll call was taken which resulted as follows:
