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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.

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FCC Fines HobbyKing Nearly $3 Million for Marketing Unauthorized Drone Transmitters
ByAdmin July 29, 2020July 29, 2020

The FCC fined HobbyKing $2,861,128 for marketing drone transmitters that do not comply with FCC licensing rules. The website markets devices that provide a video link between transmitters mounted on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and users flying drones. An FCC investigation found that dozens of devices marketed by the company transmitted in unauthorized radio frequency…

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Obama and Biden to Both Visit LA This Week
ByAdmin October 5, 2014October 5, 2014

Heads up to everyone who likes to monitor special events. This week we’ll see separate visits from both the President and Vice President giving us opportunities to monitor some tactical frequencies and messing up traffic for those on the West Side. Vice President Joe Biden will speak at a fundraiser and also take part in…

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San Diego’s New Mobile Communication Centers
ByAdmin April 2, 2012

San Diego Gas & Electric rolled out two mobile command centers and three satellite communications systems Monday to be used for emergencies like earthquakes or widespread power outages. The new equipment has up-to-date technology to help maintain communications in emergency situations, when traditional methods are unavailable, to help company officials manage a crisis, according to…

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Cops Block Public Access to Radio
ByAdmin February 20, 2012February 20, 2012

As police agencies in the tri-city Burbank/Glendale/Pasadena area settle into new digital radio systems, many departments have made, or are considering making, those communications secret, saying it is a response to a growing propensity of listeners to interfere with operations. After spending $7 million on upgrades to comply with a federal 2013 deadline to switch…

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Russia Offers to Help Fight Wildfires by Stationing Aircraft in Santa Maria
ByAdmin December 9, 2017

As wildfires sweep across the state of California, Russian Federation officials have offered their aid in the form of amphibious, firefighting airplanes called Be-200s, which could be mobilized in 72 hours, according to a Santa Maria airport official. If an agreement is finalized, Russia’s Beriev Be-200s would be utilized in the firefights and would be…

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Firefighters Battle an Unseen Hazard: Their Gear Could Be Toxic
ByAdmin January 27, 2021January 29, 2022

This week, in a first, firefighters are demanding independent testing for cancer-linked chemicals known as PFAS in their gear and that their union drop sponsorships from chemical and equipment makers. Every day at work for 15 years, Sean Mitchell, a captain in the Nantucket Fire Department, has put on the bulky suit that protects him…

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