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From Dungeon to Daylight
November 11, 2010In August, telecommuicators in the city of Santa Clara, Calif., got a new space to call home, an upgrade from an underground bunker with no natural daylight. The addition to the Santa Clara Police Department Headquarters includes the new comm center, and a community meeting and training room.
Read full articleIntrado & Prepared Response Announce Next Generation 9-1-1 Partnership
November 11, 2010Longmont, Colo. — A school is on lock-down as a person with a gun roams inside. Floor plans, aerial imagery…
Read full articleMotorola Solutions Achieves Key Public Safety LTE Milestones
November 11, 2010Schaumburg, Ill. — The Motorola Solutions business of Motorola, Inc (NYSE: MOT) today demonstrated live over-the-air (OTA) broadband video in…
Read full articleDispatchers Praised for Quick Response
November 11, 2010Chicago, Ill. — Two Antioch 9-1-1 dispatchers are being praised for quickly resolving a potentially lethal situation for a Zion couple who stopped their car on railroad tracks with a freight train bearing down.
Read full articleShared Resources
November 11, 2010Houston-area leaders realized they would benefit from sharing a broadband infrastructure, sites for towers and other equipment for an IP and microwave emergency network if the Greater Harris County 9-1-1 Emergency Network, the city of Houston and Harris County combined their plans.
Read full articleIn Service Two Weeks, Central 9-1-1 Dispatch Gets High Marks
November 11, 2010Terre Haute, Ind. — With its new Solacom 9-1-1 System installed and operating, the Vigo County dispatch center has experienced a smooth transition that should translate to faster call answering for people dialing 9-1-1.
Read full article9-1-1 Call Helps End Terrifying Car Trip
November 11, 2010Ravenel, S.C. — At first, the woman’s voice is barely intelligible as she shrieks hysterically, “He’s got me in the trunk. He’s got me in the trunk.” A Charleston County 9-1-1 operator quickly moves to calm the caller down.
Read full articleAndrew L. Adams Named CEO of EFJohnson Technologies Inc.
November 11, 2010Irving, Texas — EFJohnson Technologies, Inc. today announced that Andrew L. Adams has been named CEO, replacing Norman Stout, who…
Read full articleHeart Attack Symptoms & Calling 9-1-1 Campaign for Women
November 11, 2010To encourage women over age 50 across the country to recognize the signs and symptoms of heart attack and call 9-1-1 promptly, the Office on Women’s Health has announced a Request for Applications for its Heart Attack Symptoms & Calling 9-1-1 Campaign for Women. Funding is available for activities and events in support of the campaign.
Read full article2011 NSDI CAP Now Accepting Grant Applications; Deadline Jan. 6, 2011
November 10, 2010The Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) has formally announced the request for proposals to support the 2011 National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) Cooperative Agreements Program (CAP). A total of $800,000 is available to award an estimated 21 innovative, geospatial-related projects that are spread across six categories. Each project will focus on ways to expand the geospatial data infrastructure that is necessary to effectively discover, access, share, manage and use digital geographic data.
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