Monthly Archives: August 2012

A Look at the Federal Interagency Communications Center in San Bernardino

The busiest joint Federal Interagency Communications Center (FICC) in the United States is located in San Bernardino California at the headquarters for the San Bernardino National Forest.  The center serves federal fire and law enforcement agents who are in charge … Continue reading

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Military Jets To Fly Over Los Angeles This Weekend

This weekend, military jets will be testing the skies over Los Angeles to determine whether it will be safe to fly the space shuttle Endeavor low over the city. When the space shuttle returns on top of the 747 jumbo … Continue reading

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We’re Famous (or is that Infamous?)

On the front page of the L.A. Times this morning is an article by reporter Weston Phippen about scanner listeners using Twitter to tell the world what’s going on around them when police and fire sirens are heard.  Or at … Continue reading

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Video: SCMA Tour of LAPD Air Support Division

On July 22, 2012 Members of the Southern California Monitoring Association (SCMA) were invited to tour the Los Angeles Police Department’s Air Support Division at the Hooper Heliport on the roof of the Piper Technical Center in downtown Los Angeles. … Continue reading

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