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How Many Fire Buffs Can You Fit on a Fire Scene?

ByAdmin October 24, 2011

How many fire buffs are too many? It looks like the Detroit Police Department thought a few too many were buffing this fire.

From David Psenechnuk at DMP Productions/FireBuffVideo.com

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LA County Leases Canadian Super Scoopers to Fight Fires
ByAdmin September 7, 2011September 30, 2011

The Los Angeles County Fire Department is leasing two Canadian super scoopers and a heli-tanker to bolster its firefighting resources through November. On Tuesday morning, Antonovich joined fellow county supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and fire chiefs on the tarmac of the Van Nuys Airport on Daily Drive to watch pilots demonstrate key firefighting aircraft that included:…

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NTIA Suspends Further Construction on LA-RICS Public-Safety LTE Project
ByAdmin April 4, 2015

Construction on the public-safety LTE system being built by the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System (LA-RICS) has been suspended, according to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), which administers the federal grant funding most of the project. “Given the Los Angeles City and County votes in the last week to halt construction on portions…

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LAFD Reports a Staggering Rise in the Number of Fires, Outpacing Any Year in Recent Memory
ByAdmin October 14, 2020

The latest public data from the Los Angeles Fire Department shows the number of fires that have burned so far this year has outpaced any other year in recent memory, with a staggering number of fires tied to the city’s homeless population and an ever-increasing portion blamed on arson. As of Sept. 30, 2020 firefighters…

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Radio Amateur to Lose License as Part of Enforcement Case Settlement
ByAdmin June 21, 2019

A New Jersey radio amateur, David S. Larsen Sr., WS2L, of Highland Park, will surrender his Amateur Extra-class license and pay a $7,500 civil penalty as part of a Consent Decree with the FCC to settle an enforcement action. An FCC Enforcement Bureau Order released June 18 said Larsen violated the Communications Act of 1934…

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LAPD Testing Electric Motorcycles
ByAdmin October 9, 2013

They’re quiet, lightweight and eco-friendly. Never words used to describe a police cruiser — or even the Los Angeles Police Department’s fleet of Harley-Davidson and BMW motorcycles. But the LAPD is now testing two versions of electric motorcycles that are all three of the above. Specially equipped for law enforcement use, both can be charged…

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‘Large Force’ Military Test Begins in Southern California this Friday
ByAdmin September 8, 2025

Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) at Point Mugu will launch its annual Large Force Test Event this Friday, bringing a noticeable uptick in military aircraft over the South Coast and Channel Islands for roughly two weeks. Officials say flights typically run from about 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., with some events extending later, though usually…

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