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Mercedes Stephenson from Global News has done some excellent follow-up coverage on the arrest of RCMP Intelligence Director Cameron Ortis. Mr. Ortis is facing seven serious charges of intelligence violations including obtaining information to pass to a “foreign entity.” The intelligence compromise is the biggest scandal in “a generation”. New evidence shows the arrest was a result of a 2018 international intelligence operation that targeted the encrypted communications service known as “Phantom Secure”. A man named Victor Ramos was the CEO of Phantom Secure, an enterprise that provided encrypted communication devices to criminal agents involved in drug smuggling, money laundering...

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORTSunDAY, MARCH 19, 2006 – 0800 MSTNATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 2   CURRENT SITUATION: Initial attack activity was light nationally with 110 new fires reported. Three new large fires were reported in the Southern Area. Twelve large fires were contained, nine in the Southern Area, two in the Eastern Area and one in the Rocky Mountain Area. Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in Arizona, Kansas, Missouri, Florida and Virginia. SOUTHERN AREA INCIDENTS/LARGE FIRES:WEST TEXAS IA, Texas Forest Service. A Texas State Type 2 Incident Management Team (Stanford) is in place in Granbury, TX. The Team is assisting...

INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORTSATURDAY, MARCH 18, 2006 – 0800 MSTNATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL 2   CURRENT SITUATION: Initial attack activity was moderate nationally with 245 new fires reported. Five new large fires were reported, four in the Southern Area, and one in the Eastern Area. Six large fires were contained, five in the Southern Area, and one in the Eastern Area. Very high to extreme fire indices were reported in Arizona, Kansas, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Delaware, Missouri, Texas and Virginia. SOUTHERN AREA INCIDENTS/LARGE FIRES:EAST AMARILLO COMPLEX, Texas Forest Service. A Texas State Type 2 Incident Management Team (Rogers) is in place. This...

Wildland Fire Update March 17, 2006 Fire activity was heavy throughout the nation with 330 new fires reported. Ten new large fires were reported: one in Arkansas, two in Kansas, one in Florida, one in Mississippi, two in Missouri, one in Oklahoma, and two in Texas. Four fires were contained: two in Kansas, and one each in Oklahoma and Texas. Central and eastern areas of Florida's panhandle is predicted to have red flag warnings on Saturday for marginally low humidities.A fire weather watch is also in effect for Saturday for marginally low humidities in northeastern and west-central Florida.A cold front...