Due to limitations on social gatherings because of the Coronavirus, SCMA Meetings are being held virtually online via Zoom until further notice. To join us, you must be a member of the SCMA Group Email List to receive invitations to the meetings. Click on THIS LINK to be added to the email list. We are also holding […]
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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
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Beginning this month, the Santa Monica Fire Department will operate out of their new Fire Station 1 at 1337 7th Street serving the Downtown community. The new essential services facility has been under construction since June 2018 and replaces SMFD’s first and oldest station. Fire Station 1 serves the downtown core and is Santa Monica’s most active station with 8,948 calls for service
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Chula Vista police officers are getting a quicker start on emergencies thanks to new technology that allows 911 calls to be sent directly to computers in their patrol cars. Instead of waiting for a 911 operator to type out their notes and then have the information relayed by a dispatcher, officers can hear the call
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The FCC fined HobbyKing $2,861,128 for marketing drone transmitters that do not comply with FCC licensing rules. The website markets devices that provide a video link between transmitters mounted on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and users flying drones. An FCC investigation found that dozens of devices marketed by the company transmitted in unauthorized radio frequency
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