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Orange County Fire Authority Open House October 8
ByAdminMeet your local firefighters and learn how to keep your family safe from fire as Orange County Fire Authority hosts its 6th Annual Open House on Saturday, October 8th, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at its Regional Fire Operations & Training Center located at 1 Fire Authority Road at the intersection of Jamboree &…
Massive L.A. Fire Destroys Partially Built Apartment Complex
ByAdminOver 250 LAFD personnel battled a massive fire at a partially built apartment complex in Downtown Los Angeles early Monday morning. Flames and smoke from the blaze could be seen for miles. The blaze also caused officials to partially close the 101 and 110 freeways. “This is a historic fire, what we as firefighters would call ‘a…
Sheriff’s Dog Shot in Compton Recovering at Home
ByAdminA Los Angeles County sheriff’s dog was recovering and “resting comfortably” on Thursday, April 18, after getting shot by an assault suspect during a search in Compton, officials said. “During the course of the search, the suspect discharged his firearm, which struck K9 ‘Kjeld,’ resulting in an injury,” the Sheriff’s Department said in a statement. “Fortunately,…
Art Bell Returning to Nighttime Radio
ByAdminLong an overnight AM radio fixture on “Coast to Coast AM,” Art Bell, W6OBB, will return to the air with a new show via SiriusXM satellite radio. The topics he’ll explore on “Art Bell’s Dark Matter” will be largely the same, however — the paranormal and unexplained, such as UFOs and alien visitors, weird science…
OCFA Chief Orders Decryption of Firefighter Radios
ByAdminThe Orange County Fire Authority has reversed its decision to encrypt its radio and dispatch communications that was initiated Monday. The encryption was part of the county’s upgrade of its 800 MHz Countywide-Coordinated Communications System, managed by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Officials said the move was meant to improve public safety agencies’ ability to…

