What I monitor during heavy rain storms and what is good to monitor
Fire & EMS ( fires and rescue calls)
City and County Public Works ( can be useful to listen to so you can know about any trees down or wires or outages)
Caltrans ( fun to listen to for anything happening on the Highway)
Highway Patrol (good to listen to when traveling on the highway to see if there are any accidents close by and road closures so you can avoid the area)
Towing Companies ( fun to listen to if there are any accidents)
Emergency Ham repeaters and Skywarn ( great to hear about any severe weather)
Transit Buses ( you can learn about any accidents)
NOAA Radio channels ( weather broadcasts and alerts)
Railroad ( great to listen to for accidents)
Lifeguards (where all the flood rescue calls can be heard)
FRS/GMRS ( Good to hear neighbors and local info)
MURS ( Good for local information in a community)
CB Radio ( good to listen to know road conditions and learn about any accidents)
Some local businesses ( anything that may be going on in a community around a business)
Security companies ( good to know about what is going on in parts of a city or a property)