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SCMA member Steve Herbert (LA-187, K6CRW) went down to Cabrillo Beach for a swim when he noticed a film shoot going on. He forwarded me some photos he took of the action. He noted that they will be on location filming until the 7th of April. Thanks for sharing your photos, Steve!
After adding some finishing touches on Long Beach Fire Department’s Fireboat 20, it’s ready for its official debut. Fire Chief Mike DuRee said the department has had the vessel for a couple of months, and used it in fires, such as the blaze at the old Ruby’s Diner at the end of the Seal Beach…
The Department of Homeland Security awarded the Encinitas Fire Department the Assistance to Firefighters Grant in the amount of $126,709 to purchase 44 portable, mobile and base station radios. Receiving this grant enables the department to upgrade current communications equipment to meet the standards of Project 25. San Diego and Imperial Counties are preparing to…
Brace yourselves for another potential Obamajam. We’ve learned that President Barack Obama will be in Los Angeles on Wednesday June 6 to attend the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender) Leadership Council’s 2012 Gala. The event, slated to take place from 4:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel, is also a fundraiser for…
SCMA member Glen Rothstein (LA-145, KK6OTP) provided the following information and photos: The City of Seal Beach readies for today’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations by setting up multiple crowd control barriers and an Urban Area Mobile Incident Command Post (UAMICP). Orange County has several UAMICP’s that are shared by the County. Today, they’re operating on Black…
Radio Silence Shuts Out Scanner Listeners: Visalia Police Encrypt All Channels For scanner radio enthusiasts in Visalia, California, the days of tuning into the pulse of local law enforcement are over. As of March 20, 2025, the Visalia Police Department (VPD) has fully encrypted its radio transmissions, effectively silencing the real-time chatter that hobbyists, watchdog…
From a lafd.org article: PLAYA VISTA – The Los Angeles Fire Department battled a Greater Alarm Structure Fire in a large Playa Vista office building in the morning of September 19th, 2015. LAFD arrived on scene to find a three-story building at 11869 Teale Street with fire showing on the third floor of an occupied…
