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New Jersey Squirrel Attack

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Start: 2026-09-02T19:00:00-07:00
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ByAdmin October 14, 2020October 14, 2020

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Counter-Terrorism Training Exercise Underway in Downey
ByAdmin June 25, 2012

Lights, sirens and discussions of a terrorist attack Monday in Downey are merely a training exercise by federal agents, law enforcement agencies and medical personnel to prepare for the worst. Students from local high schools will serve as volunteers for the event and play the roles of victims during the staged scenario envisioning a terrorist attack…

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Dispatchers Take Heat as the ‘First First Responders,’ So this Week, Show Them Some Love
ByAdmin April 9, 2017April 10, 2017

The woman’s screams were terrifying. The anguished wails were all that Anaheim PD Dispatcher Heather Champlin heard when she took the 911 call. Hamplin wondered if the woman had been violently attacked. Since she had called from a landline, the caller’s address popped up on Champlin’s screen. After several seconds that seemed to stretch into…

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Santa Monica Joint Dispatch Center Unites Police and Fire
ByAdmin April 21, 2015

For years, the Santa Monica police and fire departments had separate dispatch centers. They operated independently, frequently collaborating but regularly coping with staffing shortages, information gaps and delayed responses. The fatal shooting at Santa Monica College in 2013 was a watershed moment for the two agencies. If they hadn’t seen a pressing need for better…

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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 Debuts the RS3: First Robotic Firefighting Vehicle in the United States
ByAdmin October 12, 2020October 14, 2020

The Los Angeles City Fire Department debuted the first robotic firefighting vehicle in the United States, putting it to use on its first day in service. The Thermite RS3 (manfactured by Textron: Howe & Howe Technologies) is a compact, low-center of gravity, wide chassis, industrial robotic firefighting vehicle. It is capable of flowing 2,500 gallons…

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First Engine Broke Down En Route to Woolsey Fire, Sources Say. Blaze Grew at a Terrifying Rate
ByAdmin November 11, 2019

When the Woolsey fire broke out a year ago at Boeing’s shuttered nuclear and rocket engine testing site near Simi Valley, a private fire crew working for the aerospace giant was the closest to the flames. A firetruck headed to the scene. But it didn’t get far. Minutes after leaving the station, Boeing’s white older-model…

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