The city of Butler received a $15,000 Fire Company and Emergency Medical Service grant from the Office of the State Fire Commissioner, which will replace aging equipment.

Butler Bureau of Fire chief Chris Switala said at Thursday’s City Council meeting that the money is going to be used to buy a thermal imaging camera and a ventilation fan. Switala said thermal imaging cameras are used in fire situations to locate fires inside walls and people.

“We are using it to replace a thermal imaging camera that is 13 years old, having battery issues and operational issues,” Switala said. “The ventilation fan, a lot of the old fans we have are gasoline powered ... we’re going to get a battery-powered fan.”

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