Contra Costa Fire Rescue on Helmet Cam
On October 13, 2011 Contra Costa Firefighters rescued two women from a burning building. The raw footage was captured by the firefighters helmet cam.
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One year has passed since the catastrophic Southern California wildfires that devastated Pacific Palisades and Altadena, forever changing neighborhoods and leaving a lasting mark on Los Angeles County. While headlines have faded, recovery continues—and for the radio monitoring community, the fires remain a textbook example of how communications, interoperability, and monitoring play a critical role…
His friend was urging him to get into the car, but Victor A. Vasquez had a bad feeling about it. Just minutes before, Vasquez’s buddy had seen a man in dark sunglasses and baggy clothes park the Toyota Camry along the curb on Saticoy Street, then use a towel to wipe his fingerprints from the…
Uniden 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…
The acquisition of a mobile mapping system that will enable Riverside County sheriff’s deputies to more quickly locate crime scenes and other hot spots was approved Tuesday by the Board of Supervisors. In a 4-0 vote, with Supervisor Jeff Stone absent, the board signed off on Sheriff Stan Sniff’s request for a $647,000 optional multi-year…
NASCAR has instituted several new rules to make racing more competitive and limit two car drafting this coming season. Among the new rules that has nothing to do with the cars themselves – drivers may communicate with their spotter and their crew during a race but not with other drivers, spotters or crewmen from other…
The publication Urgent Communications has a nice Q and A article on the new law requiring a reallocation of the 700 MHz “D Block” to Public Safety in return for their give-back of the 470 – 512 MHz T-Band frequencies. Here it is: HERE’S A LITTLE T-BAND AID By Alan Tilles Naturally, all of the…