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ByAdminA radio network linking Los Angeles County’s 34,000 first responders can move forward under a new state law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown. The bill, authored by Assemblywoman Bonnie Lowenthal, D-Long Beach, helps save more than $270 million in federal grants for the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System, or LA-RICS. The funds were in…
V-22 Osprey Aircraft in Town for Presidential Visit
ByAdminIn case you haven’t heard, President Obama is coming to Los Angeles on Saturday, October 10th. From a CBS L.A. article: LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — President Barack Obama will make a roughly 6 1/2–hour visit to Southern California Saturday to attend a series of Democratic fundraisers. Obama is scheduled to arrive at Los Angeles International…
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…
OCFA Helicopter Crews Ready to Fight Fires After Dark
ByAdminIf the Orange County Fire Authority gets a call for air assistance, its helicopter crews are up in the air within minutes. Already suited up, a pilot and crew chief – a paramedic is added on weekends – switch on a fully fueled Huey helicopter and begin climbing the sky to drop water on a…
Uniden Announces New Scanner
ByAdminUniden has announced a new analog conventional scanner expected to be available the first week of February. List price will be $179.95 with a street price of around $140. The BC125AT, 500 channels in 10 banks/50 channels per-bank, the BC125AT includes full VHF and UHF coverage (see the frequency chart below), including Air and Military…
LA County Fire Department Camp 8 Special Event June 15
ByAdminThe Los Angeles County Fire Department will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of Fire Camp 8, in Malibu. Details are listed in the flyer. Don’t forget to R.S.V.P. by Wednesday of next week, if you plan to go. The date of the event will be on Saturday, June 15, 2013. This date happens to conflict…

