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U.S. Forest Service to Purchase Faraday Cage Enclosures from Pepro LLC in 2011 and 2012 to Protect Communications Equipment at Radio Tower Sites
August 31, 2011Oil City, Penn. – August 31, 2011 – Pepro LLC (www.peprollc.com), the leading manufacturer of shielded enclosure systems for stationary and mobile applications, has been chosen by the Department of Agriculture’s U.S. Forest Service, the national agency that manages public lands in national forests and grasslands, to provide protection of sensitive communications equipment at many radio tower sites across the country. Pepro enclosures have been proven to protect equipment from lightning, electromagnetic interference, radio frequency interference and other threats to mission critical communications.
Read full articleSan Luis Obispo County Uses Cassidian Communications REVERSE 911 System to Raise Public Awareness, Help Find Missing Boy
August 31, 2011• Child reported missing in City of Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County, California; prompted need for widespread communication, all-out search
• REVERSE 911 system alerted 19,000+ residents, helping bring missing four-year-old boy safely home and alleged child abductor to justice
ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System Efficacy Study
August 31, 2011CSG Analysis, a police officer-owned independent commercial research firm, has published the results of its ShotSpotter Gunshot Location System® (GLS) Efficacy Study. The independent report, endorsed by the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), examines the effectiveness of the ShotSpotter GLS at locating and reporting gunshots, informing investigations, increasing arrests, simplifying the jobs and increasing the safety of police officers and communities. It specifically compares the ShotSpotter GLS to 9-1-1 in terms of the reporting of gunshots, and examines how having data produced by ShotSpotter GLS has affected the work and procedures of patrol and detectives who respond to and investigate gunshot crimes.
Read full articleHomeland Security Funds Give Sheriff’s Office a High-Tech Communications Boost
August 30, 2011PITTSFIELD. Ma. — As a result of the Berkshire County Sheriff’s Office’s access to funding for homeland security, mountaintop communications systems have been upgraded to cope with emergencies such as Tropical Storm Irene this past weekend.
Read full articleNew 9-1-1 Plan Allows People to Send Text, Picture and Videos
August 29, 2011Communications officials are working to enable people to use cell phones to summon emergency help, but that could produce a learning curve for users and 9-1-1 dispatchers, they caution. The Federal Communications Commission this month announced preliminary plans to allow people to send text, picture and video messages to dispatchers.
Read full articleFCC Keeps Close Watch on Outages
August 29, 2011Hurricane Irene has caused some disruption so far to local communications systems, and the FCC is keeping a close eye on phone and TV service as the storm makes its way up the East Coast. The agency’s teams in the field have recorded some outages to landline service, affecting perhaps 12,000 customers, mostly in North Carolina.
Read full articleEquipment Problem Causes Fire in County Dispatch Center
August 29, 2011ANDERSON, S.C. — A piece of overheated equipment caused a small fire Friday night at Anderson County’s 9-1-1 dispatch center. The fire affected at least one computer in the dispatch center on South Towers Street in Anderson, but authorities said it did not cause an interruption in 9-1-1 service.
Read full articleChief Tried to Outsource Dispatching before Massive Police Layoff
August 25, 2011MOUNT STERLING, Ohio — Chief Mike McCoy says he developed plans to cut his budget and save his force, but nobody listened. After the Village Council voted Monday to lay off every dispatcher and officer except McCoy because there was no money left to pay them, several officials said the chief had long been told to get his budget under control and hadn’t.
Read full articleJames City County Honors 2 Telecommunicators for Lifesaving CPR Instructions
August 25, 2011JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va., Aug. 17, 2011 — What did you do today? How did you make a difference in someone’s life? James City County recently honored two public safety communications officers for their excellent work in providing lifesaving CPR instructions.
Read full articleThe Great Migration to Plain Talk
August 25, 2011Dear Radiohead: There’s been some talk around here about using common language instead of 10 codes. One of the most heated discussions — really I should say arguments — has been on traffic accidents. The powers that be can’t decide if they should call it a “motor vehicle accident” or a “motor vehicle collision.” I vote we stay with the 10 code, 10-50. What do you think? — 10-4, Good Buddy
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