Friday, February 27, 2009
Merlin Interagency Fire Center Closes
The Merlin Interagency Fire Center OR-GPC after 20 years Closes
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest decided to handle its own dispatch duties
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
NEW :OSP Crime Scene Response Vehicle's
Oregon State Police (OSP) forensic scientists work got a much-needed boost with the addition of three vehicles specifically designed to meet the unique needs of crime scene response work around the State.
The OSP Forensic Services Division replaced outdated crime scene response vehicles in Clackamas, Bend and Central Point with three specially designed vehicles equipped to handle major crime scenes any where around the state. Production of the new Crime Scene Response Vehicles began in December 2007 and they were delivered one year later. In addition to the special interior and exterior equipment, these vehicles are more fuel efficient with the newest diesel engine featuring the cleanest emissions ever and the ability to respond nearly anywhere in the State on a single tank of fuel.
"These new crime scene response vehicles serve as our ‘crime lab on wheels' and allows forensic scientists to work with investigators under the extremist conditions. As the sole-service provider for many forensic services, we can now quickly respond to any type of forensic request ranging from the recovery of a buried body, the collection of latent prints, or to take trajectory measurements at a shooting reconstruction scene," said Captain Randy Wampler, Director of the OSP Forensic Services Division.
Two days after receiving the first new Crime Scene Response Vehicle, OSP forensic scientists responded to help during the multi-agency investigation into the Woodburn bank bombing incident that claimed the life of OSP Senior Trooper Bill Hakim and Woodburn Police Captain Tom Tennant, and critically injured Woodburn Police Chief Scott Russell. Forensic scientists and detectives not only faced a challenging investigation, but it was done during the first couple days in a winter storm that in the past would have caused significant problems for crime scene investigators.
"If we would have responded to this tragic incident with our old vehicles we would have been challenged to find a clean, dry climate controlled environment to perform sensitive onsite testing at this major crime scene," said Wampler.
Some of the new Crime Scene Response Vehicle's features include:
* Each vehicle is based on a 2008 Ford 4x4 F350 chassis with the Powerstroke diesel engine and ambulance prep package.
* An on-board 6,000 watt generator with extended run time. This high-capacity power source is capable of providing all electrical needs during crime scene processing including electrical analytical equipment, computers and scene lighting.
* Two telescoping 750 watt halogen floodlights.
* Interior features designed to allow for clean wash down and decontamination following exposure/use at a biologically contaminated scene (i.e. bloody crime scene).
* An examination table and interior storage.
* Three large exterior compartments allowing for the storage and pre-staging of crime scene processing equipment.
* Radios providing communication with investigators.
The three vehicles replaced smaller 1995 Ford Ranger pickups staged at OSP crime labs in Clackamas, Bend, and Central Point. Once fully equipped, each Crime Scene Response Vehicle cost approximately $120,000.
Photograph Source: Oregon State Police
The OSP Forensic Services Division replaced outdated crime scene response vehicles in Clackamas, Bend and Central Point with three specially designed vehicles equipped to handle major crime scenes any where around the state. Production of the new Crime Scene Response Vehicles began in December 2007 and they were delivered one year later. In addition to the special interior and exterior equipment, these vehicles are more fuel efficient with the newest diesel engine featuring the cleanest emissions ever and the ability to respond nearly anywhere in the State on a single tank of fuel.
"These new crime scene response vehicles serve as our ‘crime lab on wheels' and allows forensic scientists to work with investigators under the extremist conditions. As the sole-service provider for many forensic services, we can now quickly respond to any type of forensic request ranging from the recovery of a buried body, the collection of latent prints, or to take trajectory measurements at a shooting reconstruction scene," said Captain Randy Wampler, Director of the OSP Forensic Services Division.
Two days after receiving the first new Crime Scene Response Vehicle, OSP forensic scientists responded to help during the multi-agency investigation into the Woodburn bank bombing incident that claimed the life of OSP Senior Trooper Bill Hakim and Woodburn Police Captain Tom Tennant, and critically injured Woodburn Police Chief Scott Russell. Forensic scientists and detectives not only faced a challenging investigation, but it was done during the first couple days in a winter storm that in the past would have caused significant problems for crime scene investigators.
"If we would have responded to this tragic incident with our old vehicles we would have been challenged to find a clean, dry climate controlled environment to perform sensitive onsite testing at this major crime scene," said Wampler.
Some of the new Crime Scene Response Vehicle's features include:
* Each vehicle is based on a 2008 Ford 4x4 F350 chassis with the Powerstroke diesel engine and ambulance prep package.
* An on-board 6,000 watt generator with extended run time. This high-capacity power source is capable of providing all electrical needs during crime scene processing including electrical analytical equipment, computers and scene lighting.
* Two telescoping 750 watt halogen floodlights.
* Interior features designed to allow for clean wash down and decontamination following exposure/use at a biologically contaminated scene (i.e. bloody crime scene).
* An examination table and interior storage.
* Three large exterior compartments allowing for the storage and pre-staging of crime scene processing equipment.
* Radios providing communication with investigators.
The three vehicles replaced smaller 1995 Ford Ranger pickups staged at OSP crime labs in Clackamas, Bend, and Central Point. Once fully equipped, each Crime Scene Response Vehicle cost approximately $120,000.
Photograph Source: Oregon State Police
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
President NEW WHITE TOPs
VH-71 Program be on Scrap list a replacement of Presidential White Tops a Fleet of 28 Marine One . “The helicopter I have now seems perfectly adequate to me,” Obama
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
FALSE AMBER ALERT TEXT MESSAGES
Oregon State Police has received some reports of a false Amber Alert being received by some people as a text message on their cell phones. Today's message is like to those reported in April and July of 2008 and is similar to a hoax text message reported in Utah today. There are no active Amber Alerts in Oregon at this time.
Earlier today, information was received from the U.S. Justice Department advising about a text message being received on cell phones with an alarming message about a 7-year old kidnapped girl in a silver vehicle displaying unknown state license plate 72B381. The earlier information indicated it may have been either out of Arizona or Idaho Falls, Idaho. Law enforcement was contacted in both states confirming they did not have active AMBER Alerts. The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children was also contacted and they were not aware of any active AMBER Alerts. The message appears to be a hoax
Saturday, February 07, 2009
COUGAR IN DOWNTOWN ASHLAND Oregon
A treed cougar found Saturday morning was shot and killed by police because of the public safety concern it posed in a busy area of downtown Ashland.
According to Oregon State Police (OSP) Sergeant Kirk Meyer, on February 7, 2009 at about 8:45 a.m. OSP troopers from the Fish and Wildlife Division were called to assist Ashland police regarding a report of a cougar in a tree in downtown Ashland. Troopers arrived and contacted Ashland police officers on scene where a cougar weighing approximately 76 pounds was about 20 feet up a tree near Ashland Street and Clay Street.
This is a busy part of town with city streets and a mobile home park next to the tree where the cougar was. There were also other houses and businesses in the general area.
Personnel from Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) joined OSP and Ashland police. The area was cordoned off and a few nearby homes evacuated. The cougar's presence in broad daylight put the public at risk and it was shot to safely remove it from the area.
The incident ended about 10:40 a.m. The dead cougar was taken to ODFW for further examination.
According to Oregon State Police (OSP) Sergeant Kirk Meyer, on February 7, 2009 at about 8:45 a.m. OSP troopers from the Fish and Wildlife Division were called to assist Ashland police regarding a report of a cougar in a tree in downtown Ashland. Troopers arrived and contacted Ashland police officers on scene where a cougar weighing approximately 76 pounds was about 20 feet up a tree near Ashland Street and Clay Street.
This is a busy part of town with city streets and a mobile home park next to the tree where the cougar was. There were also other houses and businesses in the general area.
Personnel from Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife (ODFW) joined OSP and Ashland police. The area was cordoned off and a few nearby homes evacuated. The cougar's presence in broad daylight put the public at risk and it was shot to safely remove it from the area.
The incident ended about 10:40 a.m. The dead cougar was taken to ODFW for further examination.
Sunday, February 01, 2009
EPIRBs 121.500 Ends FEBRUARY 1, 2009
WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU
REMINDS AVIATORS AND MARINERS
THAT SATELLITE MONITORING OF
121.5 MHz ALERTS WILL END FEBRUARY 1, 2009
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau reminds users of emergency locator
transmitters used on aircraft (ELTs), and emergency position-indicating radio beacons used on ships (EPIRBs), that such beacons operating on frequency 121.5 MHz will no longer be “heard” by search and rescue satellites as of February 1, 2009. This change results from decision by the international organization overseeing the satellite-based search and rescue system - COSPAS/SARSAT1 - that it will terminate satellite processing of distress signals from 121.5 MHz ELTs and EPIRBs as of that date. Consequently, users of ELTs and EPIRBs that send distress alerts on 121.5 MHz therefore must switch to beacons that operate at 406.0- 406.1 MHz (406 MHz) if the alerts are to be detected and relayed via satellite.
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