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California Wildfires Highlighted the Failures of Emergency Notification System
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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Las Vegas Sheriff on Their New P25 Radio System
Sheriff Joseph Lombardo of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department talks about replacing their relatively new Harris Open Sky radio system with a P25 Phase II system from Motorola. According to the Sheriff, the Open Sky system (which went online in … Continue reading
Riverside County Sheriff Moves to Encrypted Radio System
On Sunday, January 5th, Riverside County rolled out its much-anticipated and long-delayed public safety radio system that officials say will stretch the signal’s reach and streamline communication between agencies during major emergencies. The system, known as Public Safety Enterprise Communication … Continue reading
San Bernardino County to get New Radio System – for $158 Million
After six years, San Bernardino County is finally on its way to overhauling its antiquated public safety radio system, and will be getting a state-of-the-art digital system at a cost of more than $158 million. The Board of Supervisors on … Continue reading
Report: LAPD Dispatch System Repaired
A month after a failure of LA’s radio dispatch system that a City Councilman feared could have put lives in danger, a city engineer reported on Friday that the problems have been fixed. Power went out to the city’s radio … Continue reading
San Diego’s New Mobile Communication Centers
San Diego Gas & Electric rolled out two mobile command centers and three satellite communications systems Monday to be used for emergencies like earthquakes or widespread power outages. The new equipment has up-to-date technology to help maintain communications in emergency … Continue reading
Riverside County to Roll Out New Radio System in 2012
Riverside County officials say they will roll out a $148 million radio system by year’s end that will greatly improve communications for sheriff’s deputies, and to a lesser extent for firefighters. “This is a great leap forward for the county,” … Continue reading
