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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By: Doug Newcomb, https://www.wired.com While cutting-edge automotive infotainment systems like Cadillac CUE get lots of attention, Chrysler’s 2-year-old Uconnect Touch remains a dark horse in the field, gaining a fair amount of praise and winning awards from Edmunds and Ward’s Auto. The system’s 8.4-inch touchscreen, equipped in vehicles like the Chrysler 300 and the Dodge…
A new analysis finds that dry air and record-breaking temperatures linked to climate change have led to more frequent severe fires in California Climate change is a primary driver of escalating wildfires in California, with extreme temperatures and dry air spawning more intense burning, according to a UCLA study released Tuesday. The study, published in…
Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is expected to propose merging two of the city’s law enforcement agencies in a cost-cutting move that would also let him fulfill a campaign promise to expand the LAPD to 10,000 officers. As part of his budget being released Friday, Villaraigosa is proposing to shift the Department of General Services’ Office of…
The much-anticipated public-safety LTE network being deployed by the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) is on track to be completed by next week’s federal deadline, and the new system should be operational by the end of the year, according to an LA-RICS spokesman. In the spring, LA-RICS reduced the number of eNodeB base…
The governmental body behind the police radio system covering five law enforcement agencies in the Coachella Valley says it has decided to limit the radio system to law enforcement personnel, a move that would cut off access to local journalists. The Eastern Riverside County Interoperable Communications Authority, or ERICA, which operates the encrypted radio channels…
STUDIO CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A suspect was killed following an officer-involved shooting at Ventura and Laurel Canyon boulevards in Studio City on Friday. Los Angeles police were initially called at about 3:20 p.m. about a man with a gun. An officer-involved shooting occurred and the suspect was hit, police said. August Sargenti, who…