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Authorities suspect that vandals late on July 28 or early on July 29 cut several guy wires supporting the Rocky Ridge radio tower in the hills of the Las Trampas Regional Wilderness above San Ramon and Danville, causing the 200 foot structure to topple. “The Rocky Ridge Tower has been a key communications tower for…
One of Elizabeth Hernandez’s seven computer monitors contains a motto that gets her through the day during her up-to-18-hour shifts as a Ventura County sheriff’s dispatcher: “Keep calm and dispatch on.” With the revamping of the sheriff’s communications center, which includes ergonomic chairs and rising desks, that’s become easier. “There’s definitely a lot more of…
“It’s time for us to retire,” begins the announcement that Monitoring Times magazine will cease publication at year’s end after 33 years. “We will publish through the December 2013 issue,” publisher Bob Grove, W8JHD, told ARRL. “The decision wasn’t an easy one, but economics played a greater part than personal. Judy and I are in…
CHP Captain Matt Guthrie and former commissioner Spike Helmick stop by Jay Leno’s Garage with five of the finest cop cars of the last 40 years – and the brand new Ford Explorer that will be hitting California highways soon. According to a July 24th post on RadioReference.com, “The West Valley Area received the first…
LA Fire Department Battalion 4 visited the SCMA Meeting on July 10, 2013 and showed us his vehicle and demonstrated how the LAFD would respond to a major fire. Thanks to Battalion Chief Ed Bushman and EIT Firefighter Andy Vidovich for spending the time with us and answering numerous questions. EIT’s (Emergency Incident Technicians) are…
Law enforcement and public officials from across San Bernardino County gathered Friday morning in Hesperia for a dedication ceremony and tour of the new High Desert Public Safety Operations Center. For the first time, dispatch services for both the Sheriff’s Department and county Fire Department will be centralized under one roof and will house an…
The Los Angeles County Fire Department will be celebrating the 40th anniversary of Fire Camp 8, in Malibu. Details are listed in the flyer. Don’t forget to R.S.V.P. by Wednesday of next week, if you plan to go. The date of the event will be on Saturday, June 15, 2013. This date happens to conflict…
Manhattan Beach Police and Fire Departments are hosting the Annual Police and Fire Open House on Saturday, May 11, 2013. This long-time event has been a community favorite for many generations and serves as recognition for Fire Service Day and National Police Week (also known as Blue Ribbon Week). In addition, the 6th Annual Peace Officer…
We’ve uploaded some photos from the SCMA Christmas Party held on December 12, 2012. This was a great get together that more than 50 members attended and many of those went home with some of the almost $500 in raffle prizes. Check out the photos via the link at our Multimedia Page or click HERE….
