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PlantCML NG9-1-1 Call Processing Solution Successfully Deployed at Washington City Dept. of Emergency Services
October 12, 2010Temecula, Calif. — The Washington County, Md., Department of Emergency Services (DES) recently upgraded the 9-1-1 equipment in its emergency…
Read full articleMinnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Responds to Concerns about Wind Turbines
October 12, 2010Belle Creek , Minn — If Belle Creek Township residents were looking for conclusive assurances about the impact of 50 future wind turbines on their emergency response system, they didn’t get as much as they wanted from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS).
Read full articleNENA i3 Standard Available for Review
October 12, 2010NENA Technical Standard Document on Detailed Functional and Interface Specification for the NENA i3 Solution – Stage 3 NENA 08-003, Version 1, Sept. 30, 2010, is available for the 45 Calendar Day Public Review and Comment. The comment period ends Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 5PM ET.
Read full articleGoing Mobile
October 12, 2010It’s no longer astounding that an officer in a patrol car has the ability to receive a dispatch call or access a subject’s arrest record via computer. But how about an officer in Arkansas finding a missing person only hours after an Oklahoma department posts the report? Cutting-edge departments are pressing the boundaries of what’s possible with mobile data systems.
Read full articleNew from RAM Mounting Systems
October 11, 2010Check out four new products from RAM Mounting Systems.
Read full articleWhen West Trains East
October 11, 2010In the August 2009 issue, we published an article by Mark Boudreaux called “9-1-1 Instructor for Hire: When West Trains East.” The article was a first-person account from an APCO adjunct instructor who traveled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to provide public safety telecommunications training at King Abdullah’s University of Science and Technology (KAUST) — a brand new, state-of-the art facility on the coast of the Red Sea in Thuwal. Here, Boudreaux continues his story.
Read full articleAlbany (Ga.) Fire Chief Carswell Fires Two More 9-1-1 Dispatchers
October 11, 2010Albany, Ga.– Two more Albany E9-1-1 dispatchers, bringing the total to four, have been terminated in lieu of an appeal to City Manager Alfred Lott for allegedly misusing the state’s criminal information database to look up confidential information on civilians.
Read full article9-1-1 Friend Request
October 11, 2010Facebook, Twitter and other Web 2.0 tools have become a component of our daily lives. Social and professional networking platforms are a quick, easy way to disseminate a message — whether that message is about your dinner or the latest vampire movie. But do they fit into the public safety mission? If so, where?
Read full articleGrant Boosts Public Safety
October 10, 2010Lee, Ma. — The town will use a $148,000 state grant to complete a two-year upgrade of its emergency communications system. The funding from the state 9-1-1 Department of the Executive Office of Public Safety will pay for new portable radios for Lee s volunteer fire department and volunteer ambulance squad, according to Lee Police Chief Ronald Glidden.
Read full articlePolice Dispatcher Helps a ‘Happily Ever After’
October 8, 2010Shaelene and Ben Hays paid Salt Lake City $1,000 to reserve the beautiful setting of Memory Grove for their Sept. 26 wedding, which they had meticulously planned to be a memorable event for all who attended.
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