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What can you expect to hear when monitoring your scanner?
In short, everything! In my 29+ years of monitoring public
safety communications, I’ve heard everything you could possible imagine and
things you could not imagine.
Everything from a routine call like a neighbor dispute to a life-saving
rescue to officer involved shootings - all live and in color!
What you will hear can be basically broken down to two types
of events; Small-Scale Events and Large-Scale Events such as those listed below.
Small-Scale Events
Small-Scale Events
First there is what I consider “Small Scale Events”. Small
scale events are events that affect a localized area. These types of events occur thousands of times a day across America and
include, but are not limited to;
Dangerous Police Activity
Dangerous Police Activity includes, but are not limited to:
Dangerous Police Activity includes, but are not limited to:
- High-Speed Vehicle Pursuits
- Suspect Foot Pursuits
- Armed Robberies
- Assaults with Weapons
- Neighborhood lock-downs for suspect containment searches
- Barricaded suspect situations
- Rampaging suspects
- Gang-Violence
- Shooting Victims
- and much more!
Dangerous Fire-Rescue Activity
Dangerous Fire-Rescue Activity includes, but are not limited to:
- Emergency Rescue Operations
- Residential Structure Fires
- Large commercial building fires
- Out of Control Brush Fires
- Major Traffic Accidents
- and much more!
Low-Impact Events
Low Impact Events include, but are not limited to:
- Power Outages
- Rolling Blackouts
- Dangerous Roadway Debris
- And more!
See related links below for more information on small-scale events. Hear actual incident calls on our Recorded Police Scanner Audio Page.
Large Scale Events
Then there is what I consider “Large-Scale Events”. Large
scale events are events that have
the potential to affect a wide-area and produce heavy damage and casualties.
Large-Scale Events include the following, but are not limited to:
Natural Disasters
Natural Disasters include, but are not limited to:
- Earthquakes
- Wildfires
- Tornadoes
- Hurricanes
- Severe Thunderstorms
- Flash Floods
- Tsunamis
- Destructive Landslides
- Winter Storms/Blizzard Conditions
- and even Avalanches
Major Incidents
Major Incidents include, but are not limited to:
- Toxic Chemical Spills/Emergencies
- Natural Gas Main Ruptures/Explosions
- Air Disasters
- Railroad Derailments
- And much more!
Terrorist Attacks
Terrorist Attacks include, but are not limited to:
- Attacks using explosives
- Chemical & Biological Weapons
- Radio-logical "Dirty Bombs"
- and even the possibility of a “low-yield” nuclear device
As you can see, emergency situations and disasters can strike at anytime with little or no warning and put you in immediate danger. So be sure to have your scanner ready at a moments notice if you don’t always have it on.
Related Links
That’s it for this post. Got a comment on this post? Use the comment link below and let me know your thoughts.
Until next time, stay safe and happy scanning!
-Ruben
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