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T-Band Mandate Shouldn’t Be A Problem for Public-Safety Agencies
ByAdminFrom a IWCE Urgent Communications article: LAS VEGAS – Public-safety agencies with LMR networks operating on T-Band spectrum (470-512 MHz) should not be “overly concerned” about relocating their systems, even though current law requires them to vacate the airwaves in about seven years, according to Charles Dowd, former deputy chief for the New York City…
High Desert Public Safety Operations Center dedicated in Hesperia
ByAdminLaw enforcement and public officials from across San Bernardino County gathered Friday morning in Hesperia for a dedication ceremony and tour of the new High Desert Public Safety Operations Center. For the first time, dispatch services for both the Sheriff’s Department and county Fire Department will be centralized under one roof and will house an…
Crews Battle 4,000-Acre Williams Fire above Azusa
ByAdminFire crews continue to battle a wildfire in the Angeles National Forest along the East Fork of the San Gabriel River north of Azusa. The blaze was 5 percent contained as of Monday morning. 400 firefighters from multiple agencies along with water dropping helicopters and air tankers dropping fire retardant (including the DC-10) are fighting…
United Airlines Boeing 787 Declares Emergency, Returns to LAX
Los Angeles, CA – March 2, 2026 — A United Airlines Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner was forced to return to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) this morning after reporting a possible engine issue shortly after departure. United Flight UA2127, bound for Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR), departed LAX at approximately 10:15 a.m. local time with 256…
Las Vegas Sheriff on Their New P25 Radio System
ByAdminSheriff Joseph Lombardo of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department talks about replacing their relatively new Harris Open Sky radio system with a P25 Phase II system from Motorola. According to the Sheriff, the Open Sky system (which went online in 2010) never worked right but officers love the new P25 system. “Public safety lives and breathes…
LA-RICS public-safety LTE project in peril after LA City Council votes to stop construction
ByAdminLos Angeles City Council members yesterday unanimously voted to halt construction of Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) public-safety LTE cell sites in the city—a move that could undermine the largest first-responder broadband project in the country, according to several sources. With the 12-0 vote, the Los Angeles City Council ordered that “construction of the…

