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Contra Costa Fire Rescue on Helmet Cam

Name: W6TRW Swap Meet
Start: 2025-07-26T07:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-07-26T08:00:00-07:00
Location: Northrop Grumman Space Park

ByAdmin October 25, 2011

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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LAFD Marks First Use of Robot To Fight Fire in United States
ByAdmin October 13, 2020October 14, 2020

A robotic firefighting vehicle was used for the first time in the United States to battle a major emergency fire in downtown Los Angeles Tuesday, officials said. The fire broke out in a textile business and spread to an adjacent building, and more than 130 firefighters extinguished the flames and prevented them from spreading further….

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Space Shuttle Endeavour Set to Move this Weekend
ByAdmin October 9, 2012October 9, 2012

Space shuttle Endeavour will depart this weekend on a road trip from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to its new exhibition at the California Science Center (CSC). The two-day, 12-mile journey follows Endeavour’s arrival in L.A. atop a jumbo jet last month. Endeavour will travel through Inglewood and Los Angeles, including passing over the 405…

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Tim Lynn is Retiring as KTLA Sky 5 Pilot Reporter
ByAdmin November 24, 2020January 29, 2022

Many of us scanner users like to listen to the news media, and especially to their helicopters, to find out what is happening when news breaks. You might be interested in this news from Tim Lynn’s Facebook post: In June 1972 I graduated from high school and 18 days later entered the United States Coast…

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Can’t Call For Help? You Can Text 911 in Emergency
ByAdmin December 2, 2017

The Southland’s 911 emergency-response system entered the smart-phone era Friday, with residents across most of Los Angeles County now able to send a text message to 911 if they are unable to call for help. The Text to 911 system is aimed primarily at hearing- or speech- impaired residents who might not be able to…

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Military Exercises to Take Place in So Cal
ByAdmin March 16, 2012March 16, 2012

A great opportunity to monitor local military frequencies! Don’t be alarmed by the sight and sound of massive military planes buzzing above the Los Alamitos area this weekend. The U.S. Air Force Reserve, Coast Guard, Navy and Homeland Security will be simulating a joint forces response to a natural disaster as part of Operation Patriot…

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Radio News – Heil Sound Announces New Ownership
ByAdmin February 15, 2022February 16, 2022

Heil Sound, the Fairview Heights, Illinois-based manufacturer of professional microphones, has announced the successful transfer of ownership from Bob and Sarah Heil to current President and CEO, Ash Levitt, and Director of Operations, Steve Warford. Sarah Heil has retired, but Bob will continue to do outreach work and product design within the amateur radio space under the…

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