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How Many Fire Buffs Can You Fit on a Fire Scene?

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ByAdmin October 24, 2011

How many fire buffs are too many? It looks like the Detroit Police Department thought a few too many were buffing this fire.

From David Psenechnuk at DMP Productions/FireBuffVideo.com

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Amateur Radio Volunteers Active in Latest Round of California Wildfires
ByAdmin December 13, 2017

The massive Thomas Fire in Southern California has consumed more than 230,500 acres, and the emergency has caused residents in fire-threatened areas to evacuate. Amateur Radio volunteers remain active supporting communication for American Red Cross shelters in Ventura County. More evacuations are likely, although the need for Amateur Radio assistance remains dynamic. Cal Fire said…

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Baker Fire Station Staffing a Public Safety Concern
ByAdmin May 9, 2016May 9, 2016

According to Caltrans, an average of just under 40,000 vehicles passed through Baker on Interstate 15 on a daily basis in 2014. That same year, statistics showed that some 23.5 million motorists traveled to Las Vegas. The vast majority were Southern California motorists using I-15. It’s those numbers that concern Bill Mahan, one of three…

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Residents Survive CA Blaze in Chilly Lake
ByAdmin November 14, 2018

When over a dozen people became trapped by the Camp Fire last week, a firefighter sent them wading into the Lake Concow reservoir. Nov. 14 — CONCOW, CA — When Scott realized that his lakeside home in the wooded hills of Butte County was surrounded by fire, he knew he had only one way out:…

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Ukraine “Weaponized” Starlink in War Against Russia
ByAdmin February 8, 2023February 8, 2023

WASHINGTON — SpaceX’s president said that Ukraine used Starlink services provided to the country for offensive purposes in its war against Russia, an application the company didn’t intend to support when it enabled service in the country. Speaking at the Federal Aviation Administration Commercial Space Transportation Conference here Feb. 8, Gwynne Shotwell described Ukraine’s use…

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SCMA Member Photos of Van Nuys Barricaded Suspect
ByAdmin April 24, 2015April 24, 2015

An SCMA member who shall remain anonymous sent in the following photos of the perimeter formed around a Van Nuys neighborhood. Officers received reports of a man with a gun. When they arrived they were greeted with a possible 5150 (Mentally Ill) subject armed with a handgun. His family members were not home at the…

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Ensuring Critical Communications for 13 Agencies Across Los Angeles County With Computer Aided Dispatch Upgrade
ByAdmin May 13, 2020

The Verdugo Fire Communications (VFCC) center operates out of the Glendale Fire Department and is owned by the cities of Glendale, Burbank and Pasadena, the Tri-Cities. Just last year, the dispatch center answered almost 180,000 calls for 13 agencies, including Glendale, Burbank, Pasadena, Alhambra, Arcadia, Monrovia, Montebello, Monterey Park, San Gabriel, San Marino, Sierra Madre,…

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