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Obama Back in Town
ByAdminLocal officials are warning motorists to prepare for big delays when President Barack Obama arrives in Los Angeles Monday during afternoon rush hour. President Obama is back in town Monday for the second time in a month, attending two fundraisers tonight and heading to the Valley to appear on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”…
Fire Destroys Compton Police Radio Equipment
ByAdminA fire broke out at a city fire station in Compton and destroyed $1.1 million in radio and communications equipment that the city bought last year in an ultimately aborted attempt to bring back its municipal police department. The City Council, which had voted in the summer of 2010 to embark on a $19-million venture…
Firefighters Injured in Four Alarm Strip Mall Fire
ByAdminMONTEREY PARK, Calif. (FOX 11 / CNS) – Two firefighters were injured while battling a four-alarm fire Thursday December 15 at a Monterey Park strip mall. The large structure fire was reported around 1:30 a.m. in the 300 block of East Garvey Avenue, according to a Monterey Park Fire Department dispatcher. During the firefighting effort,…
Sikorsky Delivers Two S-70i™ Black Hawk Helicopters to the Los Angeles County Fire Department
ByAdminCOATESVILLE, Pa., Dec. 13, 2017 — Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Company, delivered two S-70i™ Black Hawk helicopters to the County of Los Angeles at a ceremony in Coatesville, Pennsylvania. The S-70i Black Hawk helicopters will be customized to a Firehawk™ configuration to meet L.A. County Fire Department’s specifications and further protect lives and property 24/7….
FAA Restricts Helicopter Flights Near LAX
New Airspace Rules Impact Police, Media, and Emergency Aircraft The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has enacted new airspace restrictions affecting helicopter operations around Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), creating significant changes for aviation operators and public-safety agencies across the Los Angeles area. The move has effectively limited or prohibited many helicopter flights inside portions of…
LA County to Upgrade Sheriff and Fire Dispatch Consoles
ByAdminLos Angeles County last week announced that it has signed a $12.5 million contract to have Raytheon replace its aging dispatch consoles with twin-screen equipment that is expected to enhance fire and sheriff dispatchers’ ability to quickly make the most-effective resource decisions and improve interoperability. This upgrade to LA County’s dispatch consoles has been needed…

