Thursday, October 17, 2019

5 pages to this thread now

https://forums.radioreference.com/threads/russia-hacked-lightweight-fbi-radios.394584/page-5

enigma - encryption - fbi - kgb - etc

Halifax NS - all career rigs have MDTs now

https://twitter.com/HRMFireNews/status/1184861326256029696

more MDTs being added to volunteer rigs

FEMA Daily Ops Brief - red flags in WY SD KS CO OK TX NM UT

red flags mostly in UT and CO and southern WY and eastern WY - with
small parts of adjacent states

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per weather.gov -

Powerful Fall Storm Impacting The Northeast; Potential Tropical
Cyclone Sixteen Forms

A powerful storm will continue to deliver strong winds, locally heavy
rain, and numerous coastal hazards from the Mid-Atlantic to New
England today. These winds may down trees, power lines, and cause
power outages. Also, Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen has formed in
the southwestern Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings
are in effect from southeast Louisiana to northwest Florida.

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Significant Incidents or Threats:
Severe weather – Northeast
Critical and elevated fire weather – Central Great Basin to Plains
Red Flag Warnings – UT, CO, WY, NM, TX, OK, KS, NE and SD
Tropical Activity:
Atlantic: Invest 96L (Disturbance 1): High (80%)
Eastern Pacific: Potential Tropical Cyclone Seventeen-E: Low (20%) -
FINAL; Disturbance 1: Medium (40%)
Central Pacific: No new tropical cyclones are expected during the next five days
Western Pacific: No activity affecting U.S. interests
Declaration Activity:
Amendment No. 7 to FEMA-4429-DR-MS

Chicago teachers on strike

361,000 students set free

https://twitter.com/Reuters/status/1184841178006654976

Obion County TN fire scanner feed

https://www.broadcastify.com/listen/feed/31449

unofficial official feed - official unofficial feed

live scanner audio - openness

this is the county that has/had the "pay to spray policy" - homeowners
in rural areas have to buy subscriptions for fire coverage