Firefighters at the Menlo Park Fire Protection District have been testing a high tech tool that could help them, and the people they rescue, get out of a burning building more quickly.
Like something straight out of an action movie, it's a firefighting mask with two green glowing eyes that one firefighter said turns heroes into superheroes -- by letting them see through thick smoke to find and rescue victims more quickly.
"Every once in a while, you hear about firefighters getting lost in buildings, running out of air," said fire chief Harold Schapelhouman. "It's not like Hollywood. You're in hot, smoky conditions. Sometimes, you can't even see the fire.