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Why You Should Not Park Next to a Fire Hydrant

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ByAdmin December 20, 2016December 20, 2016

Firefighters were forced to smash the windows of a car illegally parked next to a fire hydrant in Nebraska. Chuck Henry reports for the NBC4 News at 5 on Monday, Dec. 19, 2016.

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If Satellite Links Go Down, HF Radios Can Take Up the Slack
ByAdmin December 25, 2020January 29, 2022

As cyber threats continue to grow, so does the reality that digital satellite communications can be degraded and denied either through digital or electromagnetic means. If these capabilities are compromised, however, high frequency radio provides a means to continue communicating even beyond the line of sight by leveraging the ionosphere to refract radio signals back…

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LAFD Deploys Drones for First Time to Survey Damage, Patrol Hotspots in Skirball Fire
ByAdmin December 9, 2017December 9, 2017

The Los Angeles Fire Department deployed its drones for the first time to survey the Skirball Fire near Bel-Air on Dec. 7, 2017. Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas announced the move in a Thursday morning press conference, and by late afternoon two drones had conducted reconnaissance at the north end of Moraga Drive for about 30…

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Massive L.A. Fire Destroys Partially Built Apartment Complex
ByAdmin December 8, 2014December 9, 2014

Over 250 LAFD personnel battled a massive fire at a partially built apartment complex in Downtown Los Angeles early Monday morning. Flames and smoke from the blaze could be seen for miles. The blaze also caused officials to partially close the 101 and 110 freeways. “This is a historic fire, what we as firefighters would call ‘a…

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LAPD Stuffs a Chopper with Toys for Christmas
ByAdmin December 15, 2016December 15, 2016

The LAPD responds to a challenge by the New South Wales Police Department to stuff a chopper with toys for kids this Christmas. Watch Chief Charlie Beck challenge the LA County Sheriff Department to do the same. #LAPD: @nswpolice #StuffYourChopper challenge completed, @LAPDChiefBeck now extends this challenge to @LASDHQ. pic.twitter.com/XodbCmkWwL — LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) December…

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Signal Strength – It Is All Relative
ByAdmin February 1, 2018

By Rich Carlson, N9JIG So what does Signal Strength really mean? Most scanners these days have a Signal Strength indicator, usually with up to 4 or 5 bars to indicate a strong signal. How are these calibrated? Is 4 bars twice as good as 2? Do I need a full-scale signal to hear my local…

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LAPD Evaluating Chrysler’s Uconnect Touch System in Dodge Charger Pursuits
ByAdmin October 2, 2012October 2, 2012

By: Doug Newcomb, https://www.wired.com While cutting-edge automotive infotainment systems like Cadillac CUE get lots of attention, Chrysler’s 2-year-old Uconnect Touch remains a dark horse in the field, gaining a fair amount of praise and winning awards from Edmunds and Ward’s Auto. The system’s 8.4-inch touchscreen, equipped in vehicles like the Chrysler 300 and the Dodge…

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