COMMAND PERFORMANCE PALMDALE'S NEW VEHICLE AN EMERGENCY CENTER ON WHEELS.Byline: Charles Charles, archduke of Austria Charles, 1771–1847, archduke of Austria; brother of Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. Despite his epilepsy, he was the ablest Austrian commander in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars; however, he was handicapped by F. Bostwick Bostwick can refer to: People
PALMDALE - Palmdale took delivery Tuesday of a 10 1/2-ton, $255,000 diesel-powered mobile command post. The motor home-like vehicle can be used in situations ranging from a major earthquake to city fairs to police investigations like last weekend's double shooting in a west-side neighborhood, officials said. ``You're always ready to go - everything you need is right here,'' public safety administrator Anne Ambrose said. A U.S. Department of Justice grant paid for 90 percent of the cost. The city paid the rest. The city is spending an additional $15,000 to add more equipment. The vehicle's green, yellow and white exterior will get Palmdale and Sheriff's Department logos. The command post looks similar to a motor home, but it is actually a custom-made vehicle that is sturdier than a converted motor home would be, officials said. It was created to city and sheriff's officials' specifications by Wisconsin Wisconsin, state, United States Wisconsin (wĭskŏn`sən, –sĭn), upper midwestern state of the United States. It is bounded by Lake Superior and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, from which it is divided by the Menominee manufacturer Lynch Diversified diversified (di·verˑ·s Vehicles. ``This isn't a motor home that was converted,'' sheriff's Sgt. Dave Sauer said. ``This was built from the ground up to be a command post.'' Inside it has telephones that take cellular signals or plug into conventional phone lines, radios to communicate on sheriff's, California California (kăl'ĭfôr`nyə), most populous state in the United States, located in the Far West; bordered by Oregon (N), Nevada and, across the Colorado River, Arizona (E), Mexico (S), and the Pacific Ocean (W). Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. , fire department and city frequencies, plus a ham radio See ham. system for tapping into volunteer radio operators' worldwide disaster network. It also has a small microwave oven, refrigerator, sink and coffee maker. The vehicle is due to get a microwave receiver that would let officials pick up television signals from news media helicopters, for replaying on a video monitor in the vehicle's tiny conference room. ``We have the ability to capture that information and bring it right here,'' Sauer said. The vehicle is 32 feet long and the maximum size that can be driven with a standard license rather than a truck license. CAPTION(S): 3 photos Photo: (1) Sheriff's Sgt. Dave Sauer, left, and Les White, a reserve deputy, check out Palmdale's new mobile command post Tuesday. (2 -- ran in AV edition only) Sheriff's volunteer Phil Sherman, left, and Deputy Robb Thompson Thompson, city, Canada Thompson, city (1991 pop. 14,977), central Man., Canada, on the Burntwood River. A mining town, it developed after large nickel deposits were discovered in the area in 1956. look over features of the city's new command post. The federal government picked up 90 percent of the $255,000 cost. (3) Deputy Robb Thompson, at the wheel, sheriff's volunteer Phil Sherman, standing, and Les White, a reserve deputy, get acquainted with Palmdale's new mobile command post. Jeff Goldwater/Staff Photographer |
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