Tag Archives: Notification

Scanner sharks: Special breed of hobbyists keep their ears tuned to emergency dispatches

Posted on January 7, 2019 by Admin

By Rachel Rice St. Louis Post-Dispatch Dec 29, 2018 When dispatchers radioed St. Charles emergency services to tell them that a man was stranded in the catwalks beneath the Blanchette Bridge that carries Interstate 70 over the Missouri River, scanner … Continue reading →

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California Wildfires Highlighted the Failures of Emergency Notification System

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Admin

The Sonoma ridgeline was a sunrise of flame as Sgt. Brandon Cutting led deputies up country roads to pound on doors, hollering “Sheriff’s Office!” Thirty minutes later, with Cutting huffing from exertion and choking in thick smoke, the evacuation of … Continue reading →

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