When searching or rescuing injured or missing persons seconds always count. High-sensitive thermal cameras can put into good use at important moments to save lives. Handheld IR Cameras are used for Searching and rescuing in offshore or inland waters, Search for injured persons, survivors of plane crashes and Searching activities related to massive disaster situations such as major fires. Thermal cameras reveal their surroundings through thick smoke and complete darkness. This allows rescuers on the ground or in the air to assess a hazardous situation using quantitative data.