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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!
One of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s S-2T air tankers, Tanker 96 (N440DF), had a mishap July 28, 2020 at the Rohnerville Airport in northern California. Rohnerville is 15 miles south of Eureka, California. “Yesterday at about 6 p.m. we had an incident involving one of our aircraft assigned to Rohnerville Air…
It has been reported on the RadioReference.com forums that Palos Verdes Estates Police Department is now utilizing P25 with some encryption noted. PV Estates PD 506.3750 NAC 293
Naming his third fire chief in five years, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa today nominated Interim Los Angeles Fire Chief Brian Cummings to take over the permanent post. “As a native Angeleno, it always gives me a sense of pride to appoint someone who has similar experiences and has worked their way up,” Villaraigosa said at news…
The U.S. Forest Service has suspended controlled burns on public lands in wildfire-prone California because of the coronavirus pandemic, upsetting officials who see the program as key to preventing seasonal infernos like those that devastated parts of the state in 2018. The decision comes as forecasters predict yet another above-average year for wildfires in parts…
Uniden has announced a new analog conventional scanner expected to be available the first week of February. List price will be $179.95 with a street price of around $140. The BC125AT, 500 channels in 10 banks/50 channels per-bank, the BC125AT includes full VHF and UHF coverage (see the frequency chart below), including Air and Military…
When over a dozen people became trapped by the Camp Fire last week, a firefighter sent them wading into the Lake Concow reservoir. Nov. 14 — CONCOW, CA — When Scott realized that his lakeside home in the wooded hills of Butte County was surrounded by fire, he knew he had only one way out:…
