there was a reported disturbance in a hotel room - 1 hotel officer was armed but she did not draw her gun - perp killed himself
Please also see the Worldwide Public Safety website at https://sites.google.com/site/usapublicsafety/home This blog ("Public Safety USA") can also be reached via PublicSafety.live and PublicSafety.us and publicsafetyblog.mobi contact at zerg90@gmail.com Also please see - https://twitter.com/zerg90
Sunday, December 31, 2017
2 security officers killed in Las Vegas
http://www.fox5vegas.com/story/37163701/vegas-pd-2-security-guards-shot-killed-at-arizona-charlies-decatur
San Diego will staff 6 "peak hour" engines
https://web.archive.org/save/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-sd-fire-response-times-20171230-story.html
4 man crews - 9 AM to 9 PM
response time goal is 90% of all calls in 7.5 minutes - which roughly translates to an average of 4 minutes I think
Warrensburg MO - new CPR procedures
https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/cpr-resuscitation/articles/371240048-EMS-agency-implements-new-CPR-procedures
or
https://web.archive.org/web/20171231174624/https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/cpr-resuscitation/articles/371240048-EMS-agency-implements-new-CPR-procedures/
some 2015 USA statistics here
quoting from the article -
or
https://web.archive.org/web/20171231174624/https://www.ems1.com/ems-products/cpr-resuscitation/articles/371240048-EMS-agency-implements-new-CPR-procedures/
some 2015 USA statistics here
quoting from the article -
Traditional cardiopulmonary resuscitation used manual chest compressions, Lockard said, but national outcomes have been poor, with less than 10 percent of patients surviving out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, according to the American Heart Association.
The longer it takes emergency personnel to get to the patient, the less likely the patient will survive a cardiac arrest, he said.
The ResQCPR System, approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in March 2016, is the first and only device indicated to improve the likelihood of survival in adults who have experienced non-traumatic sudden cardiac arrest.
The system is composed of a ResQPUMP, a hand-held pumping device with a suction cup that is placed on the chest during CPR to perform active compression-decompression CPR, and the ResQPOD ITD, a respiratory adjunct that returns more blood to the heart and lowers intracranial pressure by regulating airflow during CPR to increase the vacuum in a patient's chest during chest wall recoil.
Tuesday, December 26, 2017
US military spent $250M per day for last 16 years in war on terror
https://twitter.com/davidsirota/status/925458989248233472
life expectancy trending downward - https://twitter.com/NPR/status/943815351837569025 because of opioids - https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/life-expectancy-decline-obamacare/ - because of opioids because of ObamaCare
rich getting richer
life expectancy trending downward - https://twitter.com/NPR/status/943815351837569025 because of opioids - https://www.investors.com/politics/editorials/life-expectancy-decline-obamacare/ - because of opioids because of ObamaCare
rich getting richer
Texas Statewide Interoperability Channel Plan
https://web.archive.org/web/20171226111454/http://www.dps.texas.gov/LawEnforcementSupport/communications/interop/documents/tsicpMOU.pdf
radio channels for public safety interoperability communications in Texas - dated December 2017
Sunday, December 24, 2017
Saturday, December 23, 2017
Manassas VA - sexting case
https://twitter.com/CatoInstitute/status/944255222259515397
you wont believe this one
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could I get a warrant to force a teen to shoot a certain person in the head to prove that the teen had the stones to shoot a certain person in the head?
you wont believe this one
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could I get a warrant to force a teen to shoot a certain person in the head to prove that the teen had the stones to shoot a certain person in the head?
Friday, December 22, 2017
Tuesday, December 19, 2017
Life is worth $$$$$$
One life is worth $9.1M - per
https://www.usatoday.com/ story/news/nation/2014/10/27/ plane-fires-crashes-deaths/ 16530225/
this new drug costs $1M per person -
https://twitter.com/ techreview/status/ 943227085786636288
if a dog year is equal to 9 human years - no wait -
if cats have 9 lives - no wait -
so confused
https://www.usatoday.com/
this new drug costs $1M per person -
https://twitter.com/
if a dog year is equal to 9 human years - no wait -
if cats have 9 lives - no wait -
so confused
Monday, December 18, 2017
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Saturday, December 16, 2017
Memphis TN USA - 7 year investigation produces murder charges
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/21781112/sherra-wright-robinson-arrested-connection-death-former-nba-player-lorenzen-wright
NBA player was murdered - his wife is charged in the murder
NBA player was murdered - his wife is charged in the murder
Friday, December 15, 2017
Racist NJ Police Chief in trouble
http://www.politifact.com/punditfact/statements/2017/dec/14/truth-examiner/new-jersey-police-chief-said-black-people-have-no-/
I wonder if at trial he will testify that he has saved 10 black people with CPR - if true, that would give the jury a headache probably
Thursday, December 14, 2017
2 cops shot - Saint Louis County MO
https://twitter.com/stlcountypd/status/941337444783333376 - they seem to be OK - perp is holed up in a house apparently
https://youtu.be/vOSSgM29u98 - radio traffic
update - perp was taken into custody
Wednesday, December 13, 2017
All she wanted was someone to talk to
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-police-friendship-20171213-story.html
Baltimore cop befriends 98 year old woman
Monday, December 11, 2017
Military green Mobile Command Post
https://twitter.com/KempterFireWire/status/939635294671900673
1 photo - maybe mobile latrine - Will County "Sheriff Police" - Illinois - 3 axle
1 photo - maybe mobile latrine - Will County "Sheriff Police" - Illinois - 3 axle
Sunday, December 10, 2017
Saturday, December 9, 2017
Women live 5% longer than men
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ List_of_countries_by_life_ expectancy
click on svg file on right graphic - cool
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Life_expectancy#Variation_ over_time
classical Rome had the shortest life span - only 25 years - too many
lions I guess LOL
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keywords - life expectancy - life span - length of life - expiration
date - age at deat - death day - till death do us part - hick
click on svg file on right graphic - cool
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
classical Rome had the shortest life span - only 25 years - too many
lions I guess LOL
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keywords - life expectancy - life span - length of life - expiration
date - age at deat - death day - till death do us part - hick
Friday, December 8, 2017
Saturday, December 2, 2017
Digging Up Info on Walker County Alabama Fire Departments
Today I spent a little time digging up information on fire departments
in Walker County Alabama.
1.Searching for "Walker County Alabama Fire Departments" at Google
Search gets us a list of 27 FDs from the County 911 Center -
https://www.walker911.org/ index.php/agencies
The Alabama State Forestry Dept also provides a list of 27 FDs -
http://www.forestry.state.al. us/fire_department_listing. aspx?bv=1&s=10
2. FireDepartment.net is missing 7 FDs but it does indicate some
substations - Boldo has 2 stations - Jasper has 3 stations - Curry has
2 stations - Saragoosa has 2 stations
3. HomeTownLocator.com is missing 1 FD - but shows 2 stations for Mt
Zion FD (which FireDepartment.net does not show) - HTL only shows 2
FDs with more than 1 station
4. Radio Reference has no fire station info
5. FCC info might have 6 or 7 FDs with local radio licenses - but
nothing says they will have a fire station address listed - even
though often they do
6. eVoter confirmed several fire station locations - they are used as
voting places
7. Google Maps has 17 correct fire station markers and maybe 4 bad map
markers (one is a closed FD I think)
8. I dont bother with the US Fire Administration FD Census or whatever
they call it - the info seems to be very bad usually - many missing
FDs - no indication of sub stations any more
9. There is a GPS website that boasts maybe 1300 fire stations in
Alabama - but they dont seem to have any sub stations
10. Possibly I could dig up a little more info at the County Assesor
or County Clerk or County GIS website - I have not checked them
recently
If anyone knows of a better way of digging up this info - please drop me a note.
( this is pretty typical across the USA - very very few counties have
a comprehensive countywide list of fire stations online )
in Walker County Alabama.
1.Searching for "Walker County Alabama Fire Departments" at Google
Search gets us a list of 27 FDs from the County 911 Center -
https://www.walker911.org/
The Alabama State Forestry Dept also provides a list of 27 FDs -
http://www.forestry.state.al.
2. FireDepartment.net is missing 7 FDs but it does indicate some
substations - Boldo has 2 stations - Jasper has 3 stations - Curry has
2 stations - Saragoosa has 2 stations
3. HomeTownLocator.com is missing 1 FD - but shows 2 stations for Mt
Zion FD (which FireDepartment.net does not show) - HTL only shows 2
FDs with more than 1 station
4. Radio Reference has no fire station info
5. FCC info might have 6 or 7 FDs with local radio licenses - but
nothing says they will have a fire station address listed - even
though often they do
6. eVoter confirmed several fire station locations - they are used as
voting places
7. Google Maps has 17 correct fire station markers and maybe 4 bad map
markers (one is a closed FD I think)
8. I dont bother with the US Fire Administration FD Census or whatever
they call it - the info seems to be very bad usually - many missing
FDs - no indication of sub stations any more
9. There is a GPS website that boasts maybe 1300 fire stations in
Alabama - but they dont seem to have any sub stations
10. Possibly I could dig up a little more info at the County Assesor
or County Clerk or County GIS website - I have not checked them
recently
If anyone knows of a better way of digging up this info - please drop me a note.
( this is pretty typical across the USA - very very few counties have
a comprehensive countywide list of fire stations online )
Monday, November 27, 2017
Monday, November 20, 2017
Friday, November 17, 2017
Amazon scanner prices today Nov 17 2017
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Delectronics&field-keywords=police+scanner
I have no idea if these are good prices or bad prices - or good scanner or bad scanners
I have no idea of other Black Friday deals are better elsewhere at Amazon - I did not notice any Black Friday deals for scanners under the Black Friday ad
Uniden 436 HP (Home Patrol) - $422 - 70 off
Uniden 365 CRS - $71 - 20 off
BC 125 AT - $83 - 50 off
BC 355 N - $85 or $ 83
Uniden BC 75 XLT - $67 - 10 off
WS 1025 - $81 (Whistler)
WS 1065 - $220
BCD 436 HD - $420 - 70 off (maybe same as top item actually)
WS 1040 - $230
BCT 15 X - $152
BCD 996 P2 - $340 - 50 off
Home Patrol - $211
Uniden Home Patrol 2 - $439 - 60 off
BCD 536 HP - $496
BCD 325 P2 - $390
Pro 107 store demo - $96 - (Radio Shack AFAIK)
BC 345 CRS - $82 - discontinued model
I have no idea if these are good prices or bad prices - or good scanner or bad scanners
I have no idea of other Black Friday deals are better elsewhere at Amazon - I did not notice any Black Friday deals for scanners under the Black Friday ad
Uniden 436 HP (Home Patrol) - $422 - 70 off
Uniden 365 CRS - $71 - 20 off
BC 125 AT - $83 - 50 off
BC 355 N - $85 or $ 83
Uniden BC 75 XLT - $67 - 10 off
WS 1025 - $81 (Whistler)
WS 1065 - $220
BCD 436 HD - $420 - 70 off (maybe same as top item actually)
WS 1040 - $230
BCT 15 X - $152
BCD 996 P2 - $340 - 50 off
Home Patrol - $211
Uniden Home Patrol 2 - $439 - 60 off
BCD 536 HP - $496
BCD 325 P2 - $390
Pro 107 store demo - $96 - (Radio Shack AFAIK)
BC 345 CRS - $82 - discontinued model
Monday, November 13, 2017
Saturday, November 11, 2017
UK student dies after 90 minute ambulance wait
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5071345/Student-dies-waiting-nearly-90-minutes-ambulance.html
4 of 13 ambulances were on 1 hour breaks
maybe they need to stagger their 'start of shift' times if they are going to give "hard" 1 hour breaks after 5 hours of duty
you know that if the crews knew that someone was dying, they would have left their break early - but that all gets lost in bureaucracy and uncertainty
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Wednesday, November 8, 2017
Sure - Arlington Mass can handle anything
https://www.yourarlington.com/ arlington-archives/town- school/selectmen/13790- prepare-110117.html
if you want to believe that pablum - go for it
the radio system will fail bigly - dispatchers are not duplex - backup
systems are never tested - primary channels probably have dead spots
thrughout town - no one ever tests for dead spots - especially from a
prone position - radio operating procedures are haphazard
no units carry tourniquets or blood clot kits
cops have no experience - they will shoot themselves or each other
with machine guns
there is no MCI trailer - Mass Casualty Incident
hazmat team will take 1 hour to respond - vs Cambridge hazmat which
can respond in 10 minutes
SWAT team will take - ? 2 hours to respond
there are never disaster drills
Arlington FD has not raised an aerial at my building in 20 years - we
are a 14 story highrise with 150 disabled residents
no one offers free CPR training nor trauma training
paramedics have been using a broken radio for the last year - it
transmits static 50% of the time
medics have 100 hours of training vs Seattle medics whch have 2000
hours of training
'if the 911 center is funded for 10 disatchers why do i never hear
more than 8 dipatchers on the radio?
when was the last time anyone released any response time statistics in
Arlington? or any save statistics?
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UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE
LETS ADD THE GOOD STUFF RIGHT HERE - 11/7/2017 - 205 PM
http://kingcounty.gov/depts/ health/emergency-medical- services/~/media/depts/health/ emergency-medical-services/ documents/reports/2017-Annual- Report.ashx
Seattle area saves 2 to 3 times more cardiac arrest victims than other
cities - per page 3 of 69
This is a 69 page report chock full of interesting stuff
================================================
dispatchers have zero experience in dealing with disasters - then can
barely deal with parking complaints or barking dog calls
when was the last time a medevac helo landed in Arlington? 20 years ago?
when was the last time that AFD had any Jaws of Life training? or
actually used the Jaws at a serious incident? 5 years? 10 years?
when was the last time that AFD had any plane crash training?
why is AFD so inpatient on the radio? there are only 2 dispatchers on duty
why is the new opticom system so crappy? yesterday the rte 60 opticom
did not activate for Rescue 1 till they were at the Bank of America -
which is only 100 feet from the intersection
does anyone ever inspect the assembly places in Arlington when they
are occupied? Knights of Columbus? Sons of Italy? etc
why are the medics always 1 or 2 minutes behind the Rescue? anywhere
in town - even right at Armstrong HQ
Does anyone in APD or AFD have any real world experience dealing with
real serious emergencys? Like a real shootout or hostage taking. Or a
serious fire in a critical building (like a fully occupied school)
Note - you can substitute ANYTOWN for ARLINGTON in 90% of this
BTW - who the hell is the 911 Center Manager? You can go thru 20 years
of Town Reports and not come up with any names. Totally bizarre.
Random drug tests for all town employees - really random - more for
police and fire than others - but needed for all - even teachers -
police and fire should probably be tested monthly or bimonthly
if you want to believe that pablum - go for it
the radio system will fail bigly - dispatchers are not duplex - backup
systems are never tested - primary channels probably have dead spots
thrughout town - no one ever tests for dead spots - especially from a
prone position - radio operating procedures are haphazard
no units carry tourniquets or blood clot kits
cops have no experience - they will shoot themselves or each other
with machine guns
there is no MCI trailer - Mass Casualty Incident
hazmat team will take 1 hour to respond - vs Cambridge hazmat which
can respond in 10 minutes
SWAT team will take - ? 2 hours to respond
there are never disaster drills
Arlington FD has not raised an aerial at my building in 20 years - we
are a 14 story highrise with 150 disabled residents
no one offers free CPR training nor trauma training
paramedics have been using a broken radio for the last year - it
transmits static 50% of the time
medics have 100 hours of training vs Seattle medics whch have 2000
hours of training
'if the 911 center is funded for 10 disatchers why do i never hear
more than 8 dipatchers on the radio?
when was the last time anyone released any response time statistics in
Arlington? or any save statistics?
==============================================
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE
LETS ADD THE GOOD STUFF RIGHT HERE - 11/7/2017 - 205 PM
http://kingcounty.gov/depts/
Seattle area saves 2 to 3 times more cardiac arrest victims than other
cities - per page 3 of 69
This is a 69 page report chock full of interesting stuff
================================================
dispatchers have zero experience in dealing with disasters - then can
barely deal with parking complaints or barking dog calls
when was the last time a medevac helo landed in Arlington? 20 years ago?
when was the last time that AFD had any Jaws of Life training? or
actually used the Jaws at a serious incident? 5 years? 10 years?
when was the last time that AFD had any plane crash training?
why is AFD so inpatient on the radio? there are only 2 dispatchers on duty
why is the new opticom system so crappy? yesterday the rte 60 opticom
did not activate for Rescue 1 till they were at the Bank of America -
which is only 100 feet from the intersection
does anyone ever inspect the assembly places in Arlington when they
are occupied? Knights of Columbus? Sons of Italy? etc
why are the medics always 1 or 2 minutes behind the Rescue? anywhere
in town - even right at Armstrong HQ
Does anyone in APD or AFD have any real world experience dealing with
real serious emergencys? Like a real shootout or hostage taking. Or a
serious fire in a critical building (like a fully occupied school)
Note - you can substitute ANYTOWN for ARLINGTON in 90% of this
BTW - who the hell is the 911 Center Manager? You can go thru 20 years
of Town Reports and not come up with any names. Totally bizarre.
Random drug tests for all town employees - really random - more for
police and fire than others - but needed for all - even teachers -
police and fire should probably be tested monthly or bimonthly
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
Great NYT Article
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/world/americas/mass-shootings-us-international.html
USA has more mass shootings because USA has more guns
My initial thoughts are
- guns provide lethality at a distance - vs knives and fists which require close contact with the victim
- only in the USA can a 16 year old kid buy a car or motorcycle and drive 3,000 miles without anyone giving it a second thought
- what is the abortion rate in the USA vs other countries?
- USA has a great melting pot culture - no other countries have that
- USA has a pretty good 911 system (as a general perception) - so maybe shooters think - "I will shoot people but 911 will save them - or let them die"
- USA does not blow up 100 people at a time nor have sinking ferrys nor malaria nor endless civil wars - which kinda lends credence to my belief that there is a set number of useless stupid deaths that wll occur in every country - no matter what you do
USA has more mass shootings because USA has more guns
My initial thoughts are
- guns provide lethality at a distance - vs knives and fists which require close contact with the victim
- only in the USA can a 16 year old kid buy a car or motorcycle and drive 3,000 miles without anyone giving it a second thought
- what is the abortion rate in the USA vs other countries?
- USA has a great melting pot culture - no other countries have that
- USA has a pretty good 911 system (as a general perception) - so maybe shooters think - "I will shoot people but 911 will save them - or let them die"
- USA does not blow up 100 people at a time nor have sinking ferrys nor malaria nor endless civil wars - which kinda lends credence to my belief that there is a set number of useless stupid deaths that wll occur in every country - no matter what you do
Thursday, November 2, 2017
BFD 2nd Alarm at Logan Airport
from Oct 29 2017
https://archive.org/details/201710291437403146497Logan2nd - radio tape
https://twitter.com/AndreaWBZ/status/924728173417385984 - 1 photo
https://twitter.com/UrgentAlertNews/status/924726772469559297 - tweet jumps the gun a little
https://twitter.com/ScottLaPrade/status/924722426373722113 - fire happened while in the air ?
https://twitter.com/doogs1227/status/924722161729884162 - was Alert 2 initially?
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337 PM radio tape from Broadcastify -
339 PM - box 646 sent
340 PM - 2nd alarm box 646 sent
341 PM - E5 & Car 1 at North Gate
342 PM - dispatcher reports fire on rear of plane
343 PM - 2 tone pager signal on Ch 1 - 2nd alarm box 646 announced
344 PM - Channel 2 announced as fireground channel
344 PM - Car 1 reports smoke condition on plane on tarmac - awaiting orders from Massport FD
345 PM - E9 at scene
347 PM - E39 at scene
349 PM - E50 at scene
351 PM - R2 moving up to R1 - R1 and L3 at scene - "1551"
Chelsea E2 went to the box also per a Tweet - https://twitter.com/ChelseaScanner/status/924722973965209601
https://archive.org/details/201710291437403146497Logan2nd - radio tape
https://twitter.com/AndreaWBZ/status/924728173417385984 - 1 photo
https://twitter.com/UrgentAlertNews/status/924726772469559297 - tweet jumps the gun a little
https://twitter.com/ScottLaPrade/status/924722426373722113 - fire happened while in the air ?
https://twitter.com/doogs1227/status/924722161729884162 - was Alert 2 initially?
======================
337 PM radio tape from Broadcastify -
339 PM - box 646 sent
340 PM - 2nd alarm box 646 sent
341 PM - E5 & Car 1 at North Gate
342 PM - dispatcher reports fire on rear of plane
343 PM - 2 tone pager signal on Ch 1 - 2nd alarm box 646 announced
344 PM - Channel 2 announced as fireground channel
344 PM - Car 1 reports smoke condition on plane on tarmac - awaiting orders from Massport FD
345 PM - E9 at scene
347 PM - E39 at scene
349 PM - E50 at scene
351 PM - R2 moving up to R1 - R1 and L3 at scene - "1551"
Chelsea E2 went to the box also per a Tweet - https://twitter.com/ChelseaScanner/status/924722973965209601
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Bottom line - all Boston FD and Chelsea FD responding units went to the staging area at the North Gate at 204 Prescott St in East Boston - except that BFD Marine Unit probably took a position off the runways - unknown if USCG responded
Bottom line - I dont know who ordered the 2nd alarm - neither Car 1 nor C6 ordered the 2nd alarm on the radio tape - perhaps it is SOP for the dispatchers to make box 646 a 2nd alarm very quickly
Wednesday, November 1, 2017
If you want to be invisible - just call 911
Bourne Massachusetts
person fell - bump on head
person fell - bump on head
radio comms - 950 AM ish
Ambulance - 'we are in the area - does your map show a driveway?'
Dispatcher - 'my map view does not show driveway at this time, the house is at the corner'
Ambulance - 'we are on location, driveway is off XX street'
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the tax man knows how much property you own down to the square foot - but when you call 911 you are invisible
openness
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Connecticut mutual aid channels
https://www.radioreference. com/apps/db/?aid=827
Connecticut interops freqs
this looks spiffy - BUT -
note that 45.86 has 3 different PLs - that is base to base ops only
unknown if 453 mhz ems freqs really exist or are used
fire aid channels are also VFIRE channels
STOCS is a transportable system - it is not predeployed - it is UCall
and Vcall channels
155.34 is the nationwide amb to hosp channel
so - of all of those channels - maybe 1 or 2 are useful to anyone
of course this is WAY over the head of 99% of the public safety staff
in Connecticut
it should be easy as sin - "your radio has a bank of disaster
channels" - "when you are responding to a disaster, someone will tell
you to switch to one of the disaster channels" - DONE - FINNITO
Connecticut interops freqs
this looks spiffy - BUT -
note that 45.86 has 3 different PLs - that is base to base ops only
unknown if 453 mhz ems freqs really exist or are used
fire aid channels are also VFIRE channels
STOCS is a transportable system - it is not predeployed - it is UCall
and Vcall channels
155.34 is the nationwide amb to hosp channel
so - of all of those channels - maybe 1 or 2 are useful to anyone
of course this is WAY over the head of 99% of the public safety staff
in Connecticut
it should be easy as sin - "your radio has a bank of disaster
channels" - "when you are responding to a disaster, someone will tell
you to switch to one of the disaster channels" - DONE - FINNITO
Mutual aid communications in Maine
http://www.maine.gov/tools/ whatsnew/attach.php?id=22705& an=3
Maine guidance regarding CONOPs channels and Region Nets
[I think that the map is wrong - I think that Ossipee is in Waterboro
in York County - not way up by Spruce in Oxford County - there is a
huge hole in York County without the Waterboro site]
As I read thru that document - it appears that the Region Nets are
always monitored by a Maine State Police dispatcher - it also appears
that the Region Nets that are listed as "Patch" are also always
monitored by a Maine State Police dispatcher and also carry MSP audio
on a 24/7 basis - apparently it is a one way patch - from MSP to
Region Net but NOT from Region Net to MSP - they also use VCALL 10 as
the hailing channel at an incident - maybe Maine State Police
dispatchers also monitor that channel 24/7
They have a plan in place that requires that the local agency call
Maine EMA via telephone to request activation of the CONOPs plan -
this causes a teletype message to be sent out - but not much else
One big glitch with this system is that some of the CONOPs channels
are probably heavily used for day to day ops. 154.31 is used for FD
paging and ops in Washington County. 155.16 might still be a Sheriff
tac channel in York County. 155.16 is probably heavily used by SAR and
Ski Patrol groups. 154.71 and 154.695 and 155.475 might be heavily
used by police departments and sheriff departments.
They could simplify things greatly by ensuring that MSP dispatchers
monitor VCALL 10 24/7 - and make it general knowledge that VCALL 10
will be the hailing channel for any "disasters" - with "disasters"
being defined as any emergency that overwhelms the local day to day
radio channels. (I think this is the general nationwide concept behind
VCALL 10)
Most counties in Maine have countywide channels to supplement the
local channels. The CONOPs channels could be viewed as the "state
mutual aid channels" or the "disaster mutual aid channels". (The
fallback channels after the local and county channels have been
overwhelmed.)
Lets says there was a bus crash. With 1 to 10 victims - the day to day
channels can probably suffice. For 10 or more victims - it would be
nice to be able to use the CONOPs channels as extra onscene channels -
and to use the Region Nets and VCALL 10 as extra "command" (scene to
Dispatch Office) nets
Of course if all of the FDs had all of the VFIRE channels - there
would never be any need for them to use the CONOPs channels.
Especially if they also had all of the VTAC channels. Between the
VFIRE and VTAC channels they would have approximately 12 common tac
channels in every FD radio in Maine.
Maine guidance regarding CONOPs channels and Region Nets
[I think that the map is wrong - I think that Ossipee is in Waterboro
in York County - not way up by Spruce in Oxford County - there is a
huge hole in York County without the Waterboro site]
As I read thru that document - it appears that the Region Nets are
always monitored by a Maine State Police dispatcher - it also appears
that the Region Nets that are listed as "Patch" are also always
monitored by a Maine State Police dispatcher and also carry MSP audio
on a 24/7 basis - apparently it is a one way patch - from MSP to
Region Net but NOT from Region Net to MSP - they also use VCALL 10 as
the hailing channel at an incident - maybe Maine State Police
dispatchers also monitor that channel 24/7
They have a plan in place that requires that the local agency call
Maine EMA via telephone to request activation of the CONOPs plan -
this causes a teletype message to be sent out - but not much else
One big glitch with this system is that some of the CONOPs channels
are probably heavily used for day to day ops. 154.31 is used for FD
paging and ops in Washington County. 155.16 might still be a Sheriff
tac channel in York County. 155.16 is probably heavily used by SAR and
Ski Patrol groups. 154.71 and 154.695 and 155.475 might be heavily
used by police departments and sheriff departments.
They could simplify things greatly by ensuring that MSP dispatchers
monitor VCALL 10 24/7 - and make it general knowledge that VCALL 10
will be the hailing channel for any "disasters" - with "disasters"
being defined as any emergency that overwhelms the local day to day
radio channels. (I think this is the general nationwide concept behind
VCALL 10)
Most counties in Maine have countywide channels to supplement the
local channels. The CONOPs channels could be viewed as the "state
mutual aid channels" or the "disaster mutual aid channels". (The
fallback channels after the local and county channels have been
overwhelmed.)
Lets says there was a bus crash. With 1 to 10 victims - the day to day
channels can probably suffice. For 10 or more victims - it would be
nice to be able to use the CONOPs channels as extra onscene channels -
and to use the Region Nets and VCALL 10 as extra "command" (scene to
Dispatch Office) nets
Of course if all of the FDs had all of the VFIRE channels - there
would never be any need for them to use the CONOPs channels.
Especially if they also had all of the VTAC channels. Between the
VFIRE and VTAC channels they would have approximately 12 common tac
channels in every FD radio in Maine.
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Sunday, October 22, 2017
No Irish Need Apply
https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/08/insider/1854-no-irish-need-apply.html
ethnic / racial / religious bigotry has a long history in the USA
Saturday, October 21, 2017
Fleeing Felon Rule
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleeing_felon_rule
1985 USA changed the law - shooting fleeing people in the back was no allowed
Friday, October 20, 2017
"Police Activity" channel at YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXMYxKMh3prxnM_4kYZuB3g/featured
many webcam videos of police shootings
Mandalay Bay - FD radio comms
https://archive.org/details/NVLasVegasFireOct12017951PMMandalayBayMassacre - comms start approx 16:00 minutes into this 30 minute tape from Broadcastify.com
https://archive.org/details/NVLasVegasFDOct120171021PMMandalayBayMassacre - Tape 2 - from 1021 PM to 1051 PM approximately
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Update Nov 4 2017
https://www.statter911.com/
- also - news media is suing for 911 tapes and PD radio
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
45 minute video about Mel Brooks vs Nazis
https://youtu.be/62cPPSyoQkE - the intricacies of sarcasm and ridicule
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Friday, October 13, 2017
Las Vegas update - timeline
https://twitter.com/ABC/status/918905401583607808
this is a 3 minute video of the Sheriff explaining the timeline of the October 1 2017 shooting incident in Las Vegas Nevada USA - I think the bottom line is -
2155 hours (955PM) approx maybe - Guard Campos dispatched to check door on floor 32 - maybe mtnce also dispatched at that time - [I am guessing about this time]
2159 - Campos arrives on floor 32 - encounters barricaded door - has to go to other level and return to floor 32
2205 - Campos returns to floor 32 - takes fire - calls for help - perp starts firing on crowd
2219 - cops arrive on floor 32
Sheriff refused to answer shouted question as he left the press conference - when did hotel call 911?
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Las Vegas Police took 18 minutes to respond
http://www.latimes.com/nation/ la-na-las-vegas-guard- 20171010-story.html
959 guard shot
1005 attack begins
1017 police get to floor 32 with armed hotel guards
1120 door breached
there were cops already in the hotel on a previous incident
959 guard shot
1005 attack begins
1017 police get to floor 32 with armed hotel guards
1120 door breached
there were cops already in the hotel on a previous incident
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Wednesday, October 4, 2017
Zergs big adventure with Xfinity
Randomly the other day I checked my network connection. I saw some
cellphone that I did not recognize. As soon as I went to the Xfinity
website to check the gateway - the phone went away. But I had already
grabbed a screenshot of it. It was an old smartphone.
Today I was on the phone with Xfinity for an hour. Thy admitted that
it was not normal. I got bumped up to the security group and all he
suggested was to change my password and run a security scan. He
sounded like Garret Morris from the old SNL.
I offered to send the screenshot to them but they couldn't give a
shat. They also said they had no indication of any cellphone on my
network recently.
Does this ring a bell with anyone? Are hackers breaking into Xfinity
WiFi gateways / home routers using old smartphones?
cellphone that I did not recognize. As soon as I went to the Xfinity
website to check the gateway - the phone went away. But I had already
grabbed a screenshot of it. It was an old smartphone.
Today I was on the phone with Xfinity for an hour. Thy admitted that
it was not normal. I got bumped up to the security group and all he
suggested was to change my password and run a security scan. He
sounded like Garret Morris from the old SNL.
I offered to send the screenshot to them but they couldn't give a
shat. They also said they had no indication of any cellphone on my
network recently.
Does this ring a bell with anyone? Are hackers breaking into Xfinity
WiFi gateways / home routers using old smartphones?
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Lynn Massachusetts - 3 alarm fire with rescues - radio tape
https://archive.org/details/LynnMASeptember162017FDTapeStartsAt526AM
Lynn Massachusetts USA - September 16, 2017 - 529 AM - fire in an apartment building with ladder rescues made
tape / recording starts at 526 AM - initial dispatch was at 529 AM
timeline - approximate times
529 AM - Engine 5 and Ladder 1 sent for a "central station alarm"
532 AM - Ladder 1 at scene - (Engine 5 responds from the same firehouse so they probably arrived at 532 AM also)
533 AM - Ladder 1 requests the "box" while yelling "out out out" with people yelling in the background
535 AM - Engine 1, Engine 10, H1 (Safety Chief), and C4 (District Chief) sent
536 AM - Ladder 1 requests the second alarm with a report of more people trapped (or 4 people)
537 AM - 2nd alarm announced - E(Engine)3 + E7 + E9 + L(Ladder)4 + L2 + Medic 1 (fire department ALS ambulance)
538 AM - Eng 1 at scene
539 AM - some message from Eng 1 - cut out by static or "double" (2nd party transmitting at the same time)
540 AM - dispatcher reports a party trapped in Apartment 8
541 AM - Medic 1 at scene and C4 at scene
542 AM - big doubles - sounds like a message from Eng 1 to Lad 4 was lost
542 AM - 3 tone sets - 2nd alarm announced
542 AM - messages about Ladder 2 to back - notice how the dispatcher stops talking mid word - to avoid doubling - this is the MAJOR advantage of giving the dispatcher full duplex comms (the ability to transmit and receive at the same time)
there is a archived newspaper article in the notes for the tape
a couple of "Atlantic" units can be heard signing on also - this is Atlantic Ambulance Service, the local private ambulance company (who work hand in hand with Lynn FD 24/7/365)
keywords - Broadcastify.com - openness - live scanner audio - FD radio tape - fire department radio communications recording
Lynn Massachusetts USA - September 16, 2017 - 529 AM - fire in an apartment building with ladder rescues made
tape / recording starts at 526 AM - initial dispatch was at 529 AM
timeline - approximate times
529 AM - Engine 5 and Ladder 1 sent for a "central station alarm"
532 AM - Ladder 1 at scene - (Engine 5 responds from the same firehouse so they probably arrived at 532 AM also)
533 AM - Ladder 1 requests the "box" while yelling "out out out" with people yelling in the background
535 AM - Engine 1, Engine 10, H1 (Safety Chief), and C4 (District Chief) sent
536 AM - Ladder 1 requests the second alarm with a report of more people trapped (or 4 people)
537 AM - 2nd alarm announced - E(Engine)3 + E7 + E9 + L(Ladder)4 + L2 + Medic 1 (fire department ALS ambulance)
538 AM - Eng 1 at scene
539 AM - some message from Eng 1 - cut out by static or "double" (2nd party transmitting at the same time)
540 AM - dispatcher reports a party trapped in Apartment 8
541 AM - Medic 1 at scene and C4 at scene
542 AM - big doubles - sounds like a message from Eng 1 to Lad 4 was lost
542 AM - 3 tone sets - 2nd alarm announced
542 AM - messages about Ladder 2 to back - notice how the dispatcher stops talking mid word - to avoid doubling - this is the MAJOR advantage of giving the dispatcher full duplex comms (the ability to transmit and receive at the same time)
there is a archived newspaper article in the notes for the tape
a couple of "Atlantic" units can be heard signing on also - this is Atlantic Ambulance Service, the local private ambulance company (who work hand in hand with Lynn FD 24/7/365)
keywords - Broadcastify.com - openness - live scanner audio - FD radio tape - fire department radio communications recording
Sunday, September 24, 2017
Mother and daughter die in Georgia fire
http://www.macon.com/news/local/article175030481.html
70 year old daughter went back into burning home to save 90 year old mother - neither survived
Sept 11 2017 Minnetonka MN
http://www.fox9.com/news/one-person-found-dead-in-home-near-lake-minnetonka
5 dead family murder suicide by gun
Saturday, September 23, 2017
Great Rescue 2004 in Montana
http://helenair.com/lifestyles/trauma-team-pulls-off-miracle/article_6850e3ef-3f98-51a4-8bc2-008e4aa234fc.html
little boy rescued from cold river and resuscitated
Middle Fork QRU & Walton Ranger Station of Glacier National Park
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2014 photo of the boy - he made a full recovery - http://flatheadbeacon.com/2014/04/30/bringing-jacob-back-to-life/
little boy rescued from cold river and resuscitated
Middle Fork QRU & Walton Ranger Station of Glacier National Park
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2014 photo of the boy - he made a full recovery - http://flatheadbeacon.com/2014/04/30/bringing-jacob-back-to-life/
Yellowstone National Park has a "no mans land"
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/zn8nnw/theres-a-50-square-mile-section-of-yellowstone-where-you-can-get-away-with-murder
there is a 50 square mile area of Yellowstone National Park in Idaho where you can get away with murder
there is a 50 square mile area of Yellowstone National Park in Idaho where you can get away with murder
Friday, September 22, 2017
You have reality holding on Line 1
- Justin HendrixVerified account @justinhendrix1941: "The Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service will never attack the US Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbor. It's too outlandish."8:37 AM - 22 Sep 20173 replies 73 retweets 153 likes
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New conversation
Replying to @justinhendrix1962: "The Soviets would never be insane enough to put ballistic missiles in Cuba. They know it would spark a nuclear crisis."1 reply 37 retweets 96 likes -
1972: "It's bonkers to think the Nixon folks had anything to do with the break-in at Watergate. What in the world are you talking about."
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2001: "You think a bunch of hijackers can take control of our jets and fly them into skyscrapers? What are you smoking?"
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2007: "The entire subprime mortgage industry is a house of cards and the global financial system is in danger of collapse. Yeah, right."
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2017: "Let's get this straight- you think an American Presidential campaign succeeded in part because of a massive Russian intel operation?"
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Evidence of obstruction of justice? Check. Evidence of a desire to collude with Russia on the election? Check.
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Evidence of shady business relationships to Russian oligarchs & mafia? Check. Evidence of massive propaganda efforts on social media? Check.
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What drives the failure of imagination in this country to grasp the severity of the disaster that occurred on November 8th, 2016?
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The succession of power we saw on January 20th, 2017 was illegitimate. We are sleepwalking through the greatest disaster of our generation.
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Replying to @justinhendrix
We are inside a bubble.
Traitors in the highest office.
To pretend there won’t be serious damaging consequences is blindness.
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Replying to @justinhendrix @TheRickWilson
1,000,000 BC-"Ug say fire hot. Him crazy."
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