Sponsored

Featured Video: X-Naut's iPad Cooling Cases Keep Firefighter Technology Operational

Darren Saravis and Kevin Kuhlman of X-naut share how their X90 iPad cooling case provides firefighters with a piece of mind that their command tablets won't fail in extreme weather.

Peter Matthews

Nov. 21, 2025

Firehouse's Peter Matthews caught up with Darren Saravis and Kevin Kuhlman of X-naut to learn about how their cooling case innovations can keep firefighters connected, even when the temperatures get high.

Saravis, CEO of X-naut, designed the initial iPad cooling package after the iPad he was using to fly his personal plane overheated and shut down as he prepared to land. Since then, he launched the X30 and X90 cooling cases, specifically to help keep firefighter's iPads cool during wildland deployments or when your command tablet is sitting in the hot sun during a multi-alarm fire.

Kuhlman, a battalion chief, highlights how he's been using the X90 on the streets and how it improves their abilities without worry over shut down concerns.

About the Author

Peter Matthews

Editor-in-Chief/Conference Director

Peter Matthews is the conference director and editor-in-chief of Firehouse. He has worked at Firehouse since 1999, serving in various roles on both Firehouse Magazine and Firehouse.com staffs. He completed an internship with the Rochester, NY, Fire Department and served with fire departments in Rush, NY, and Laurel, MD, and was a lieutenant with the Glenwood Fire Company in Glenwood Landing, NY. Matthews served as photographer for the St. Paul, MN, Fire Department and currently is a photographer for the Fort Worth, TX, Fire Department.