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Anyone interested in collecting patches for police, fire, and other agencies or with an interest in collecting memorabilia should set aside January 19th for a visit to the annual Porky D. Swine patch show in Claremont. DATE: SATURDAY, January 19, 2013 LOCATION: Taylor Hall, 1775 N. Indian Hill Blvd., Claremont, CA 91711 TIME: 9:00am-3:00pm HOSTED…
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
The Orange County Fire Authority has reversed its decision to encrypt its radio and dispatch communications that was initiated Monday. The encryption was part of the county’s upgrade of its 800 MHz Countywide-Coordinated Communications System, managed by the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Officials said the move was meant to improve public safety agencies’ ability to…
Ford Motor Co. has unveiled the world’s first “pursuit-rated” hybrid police car and the Los Angeles Police Department may be among the first agencies to have one. Chief Charlie Beck and LAPD officers were expected to help introduce the vehicle at a Monday morning ceremony in Los Angeles. The Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan…
A portion of the “north loop” of San Diego County’s Regional Communications System (RCS) experienced a major failure when the county-wide power outage hit on September 8, 2011. This was the second major outage for the redundant 800 MHz RCS that was designed to carry public safety communications without the need for a backup system….
As thousands of football fans file into Lucas Oil Stadium for Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday (Feb. 5), they can rest assured that Verizon is working to protect their “blind side.” Verizon has deployed its state-of-the-art mobile command center near the stadium to serve as a backup emergency operations center for the city of Indianapolis…
