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A technology that dates back to the 1950s is being trialed in the world’s busiest shipping lanes to provide highly-accurate navigation that is not dependent on the weak, and easily jammed, satellite signals. Called eLoran, the system uses high-power, low-frequency, radio transmitters, nine of them across Europe, to provide a location signal. The system has…
We would like to inform you that the public and press are cordially invited to join Fire Department, Law Enforcement and Military agencies for a “9/11 Remembrance Ceremony” dedicated to those who perished on September 11, 2001. Speakers will include Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Fire Chief of the Los Angeles Fire Department, Brian L. Cummings, Fire…
On September 18, 2013, at 1:10 pm, Lakewood Station received a cell phone call from a female. Screaming was heard, and a female was yelling at a male, asking why he was pointing a gun at her. Lakewood Station deputies, along with a LASD Helicopter, responded to the area of Virginia Avenue and Cedar Street,…
Southern California Air Show 2025 Here is a list of common radio frequencies used at the March Air Reserve Base (MARB) in Riverside, CA. These frequencies cover various operations, including air traffic control, military operations, and other activities typically associated with the base: March Air Reserve Base Radio Frequencies 1. Air Traffic Control (ATC) 2. Military Operations…
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,…
Los Angeles fire officials are dramatically changing how rescuers respond to mass shootings after a gunman with a high-powered rifle mortally wounded a federal security officer in a shooting rampage last month at LAX. The new goal is to have Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics and firefighters, protected by armed law enforcement teams, rapidly enter…
