Video: SCMA Meeting 7/11/12
Short video showing the group that gathered for the SCMA Meeting on July 11, 2012. Do you see yourself in this video? Join us for the next meeting always the 2nd Wednesday of the month.
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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…
SCMA Member Glen Rothstein’s photo has been used in an article in the Canyon News. The article written by Damian Kelly highlights the fact that the new LAFD Station 80 at LAX was awarded Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification from the United States Green Building Council. The article can be found…
The Federal Communications Commission has expanded the US’s emergency alert systems by adding a new alert option dubbed Blue Alert. With Blue Alert, both local and state-level authorities can push out notifications that warn the public to “threats to law enforcement.” In explaining this, the FCC says the authorities are able to push out Blue…
Law enforcement and public officials from across San Bernardino County gathered Friday morning in Hesperia for a dedication ceremony and tour of the new High Desert Public Safety Operations Center. For the first time, dispatch services for both the Sheriff’s Department and county Fire Department will be centralized under one roof and will house an…
LA Fire Department Battalion 4 visited the SCMA Meeting on July 10, 2013 and showed us his vehicle and demonstrated how the LAFD would respond to a major fire. Thanks to Battalion Chief Ed Bushman and EIT Firefighter Andy Vidovich for spending the time with us and answering numerous questions. EIT’s (Emergency Incident Technicians) are…