Hi does anyone monitor the emergency photographers network frequencies? And if so what is it used for, is there a good time to monitor it, and what do they talk about so i know what to listen for. Thanks
I do. A good friend of mine was, until recently, part of this group. RadioReference shows seven frequencies for this group. “EPN6” is actually a GMRS channel.
I have only heard activity (in the Los Angeles and Ventura Counties) on “EPN1” and “EPN3”.
The group’s website states that they are “professional photographers”, but I know of at least one who is not and has never been a professional photographer. Some, though, are, such as Mike Meadows of the Los Angeles Times.
They respond primarily to fires (brush and structure) and traffic accidents, for purposes of photographing these events and publishing what they come up with, whether in newspapers and other forms of media, or just on social media such as Facebook.
What you will here are the guys talking about, for example, the fire and what is happening, information about the fire such as agencies on scene, etc.
Frequencies are only active when a big event is happening, otherwise it is fairly quiet.