Posted on 07/28/2017 6:16:05 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Police were on a city-wide tactical alert Friday after a power outage at one of the Los Angeles Police Department’s two dispatch centers.
The outage was reported about 11:20 a.m. at the LAPD’s downtown dispatch center, according to a department spokesman.
All communications operations were shifted to the department’s other dispatch center at the Valley Bureau and no disruptions were reported, said Officer Sal Ramirez.
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Yeah, let’s tear down all the dams, then close all the nuclear power plants.
Sounds real smart.
Sounds real smart.
Manufacturers of Diesel and gas-powered gensets love it.
Stock price of both Cummins-Onan and Caterpillar have doubled in the last 18 months.
It seemed like CAT was in trouble a year or two back stock-wise.
Good for them.
I’m looking to get a portable generator for a building that I periodically use that has no power. Long story.
Harbor Freight ones are tempting but I’m not that trusting of those models. Some of their hand tools have done rather well by me. Stuff with moving parts I’m a tad wary of.
Probably Lowes, Northern or Homeless Depot for that.
It seemed like CAT was in trouble a year or two back stock-wise.
Good for them.
I’m looking to get a portable generator for a building that I periodically use that has no power. Long story.
Harbor Freight ones are tempting but I’m not that trusting of those models. Some of their hand tools have done rather well by me. Stuff with moving parts I’m a tad wary of.
Probably Lowes, Northern or Homeless Depot for that.
Not supposed to happen, as they should have a backup generator. I was involved in the build of San Francisco's new dispatch center. Backup generators are tested constantly, as are supplies of fuel, and they kick in immediately if outside power sources are interrupted. Was also involved in a build of a data center for the SF Health department, where outside contractors were responsible for the power setup. That data center went live for about a month when there was a power outage, and the generator failed after five minutes. Oops, the contractors failed to fuel the generator. Rules were put in place to have operators check supplies monthly and do backup generator testing.
My flipping home generator tests itself every week at a certain time for twenty minutes, an alarm goes off if it is down or my guy is notified via cell phone.
How Mickey Mouse is Mickey Mouseville?
Power went out here in Ocean County NJ for awhile this morning. No joke in these parts. West of me is McGuire AFB/ Ft. Dix and further south is Lakehurst Naval Air Station and north of me about twenty minutes is Earl Naval Weapons Station.
Oh noes no power no bat signal
Good grief!!! No excuse for them to not have a Backup Gen. Heck the Water Plants I worked at had Autostart and Switch Over. We were required to test the System every month, once for Nightshift and once for Dayshift. We basically did it twice a month as We staggered the tests.
amateurs
Does the “power” go out becuz you have all of these NIMBY’S who are terrified of pipelines? Mine runs 24/7
Yes to a degree it’s the NIMBYs’’ but it is also a question of an aging power grid/infrastructure and rapid, virtually unchecked development that is straining the existing system. I live in New Jersey sorry to say. Here the political power structure is really just a professional criminal class only interested in levying and collecting tax revenue and staying in power.
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