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Earthquake Offshore California Knocks Out Power for Thousands

of San Francisco.Local media and others on social media reported there were numerous gas leaks, powerlines down, and at least one structure fire in Ferndale. A representative from the Humboldt Sheriff's Office was not immediately available for comment.Local media reported that the California highway patrol was responding to reports of cracks in the Ferndale bridge over the Eel River in and out of Ferndale."That earthquake was insane," said Twitter user Jimmy Eller, who said he lived in Humboldt County. "A good 15-20 seconds of shaking."Caroline Titus, the editor and  publisher

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JW Fishers’ Pulse 8X Continues to Outperform

serve as a force multiplier for this highly impressive team.A few of the many other military and law enforcement dive teams using the Pulse 8X are the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, Connecticut State Police, Swedish Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Texas Highway Patrol, New Jersey State Police, Policia de Puerto Rico, Ottawa Police Service in Canada, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Olmstead Sheriffs Dive Team in Minnesota, Maine State Police, and the U.S. Navy Expeditionary Combat Command and their Facilities Engineering Service Center in California

NOAA scientist recovers Fishers TOV towed video system after completing survey, Inset: Sterling Fire Department diver exits reservoir with their Fisher DV-1 drop video. (Photo: JW Fishers)

Underwater Video Aids Scientists and Search Teams

their ability to go above and beyond has been nothing short of outstanding.”   A few of the many other agencies and dive teams using Fishers video systems are the Rochester Police and Wayne Fire Departments in New York, Environmental Agency Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Missouri Highway Patrol, Boston Police Special Operations Unit, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept., University of Maine’s Darling Marine Center, Hartford Police Dept. in Connecticut, Arkansas Game & Fish Commission, Solano Dive Rescue Team in California, NOAA

Peruvian Navy diver Fonseca with JW Fishers Pulse 8X metal detector, Inset: Pinellas County Sheriffs diver searches for weapons with Pulse 8X  (Photo: JW Fishers)

Underwater Metal Detectors Help Police, Military

for your wonderful products and top notch customer service”. A few of the many other military and law enforcement dive teams using the Pulse 8X are the US Border Patrol, Connecticut State Police, Swedish Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, US Naval Surface Warfare Center, Texas Highway Patrol, New Jersey State Police, Policia de Puerto Rico, Ottawa Police Service in Canada, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Olmstead Sheriffs Dive Team in Minnesota, Maine State Police, and US Navy Expeditionary Combat Command and their Facilities Engineering Service Center in California

New Mexico State Police officers search shallow waters of Rio Grande with their Pulse 8X detectors looking for a gun. (Photo: JW Fishers)

Homeland Security Selects Top Underwater Metal Detector

in their program is the Pulse 8X.   A few of the many other teams using Fishers detectors are the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) dive teams, the U.S. Navy’s Mobile Diving & Salvage Units, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Border Patrol, Massachusetts and New York State Police, Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Placer County Sheriff’s Office and Los Angeles Port Police in Calif., North Carolina Justice Academy, Jackson County Dive Unit in Wisc., Miramar Police in Fla., Colorado Springs Fire Department, Missouri State Highway Patrol, Laredo Fire Department and Wichita Falls Police in Texas, New

Clockwise from top left; Louisville Fire Dept dive team members with their Fisher side scan, Washtenaw County Sheriff’s diver with Pulse 8X, Rochester Police dive team member with their SCAN-650 sonar, Chief David Pease of REDS Team with Pulse 6X and recovered handgun. (Photo: JW Fishers)

Dive Teams Depend on Detection Devices

divers. The towed side scan is employed when large areas of open water need to be searched. When a target appears on the computer screen, the operator simply clicks the mouse on the object and the GPS position is displayed, making it easy to relocate and recover the target.   In Missouri, the Highway Patrol handles more water-related incidents than any other agency, with a dive team conducting an average of 55 underwater operations each year to recover the victims of drowning and boating accidents or to retrieve evidence for criminal cases, JW Fishers said. Team members utilize underwater metal

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