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Fire Chief: Don’t Be Shy about Calling 9-1-1
January 19, 2012After years of teaching children not to make frivolous 911 calls, Chief Goodale said, “Maybe we’re at a point now where it’s appropriate to (teach people to) call 911.”
Read full articleIntroduction to the National Emergency Medical Services Information System (NEMSIS) and Its Potential Uses in Syndromic Surveillance
January 19, 2012This webcast will be held Jan. 31 at 1 p.m. Eastern.
Read full articleTownsend (Mass.) Selectmen Support Creation of New Dispatch Supervisor Job
January 18, 2012Police Chief Erving Marshall and Lieutenant David Profit requested approval for a new, supervisory position in Townsend’s communications department Tuesday. Selectmen unanimously passed a motion to support the creation of the position for fiscal 2013.
Read full articleWyoLink in Need of Millions in Upgrades, Maintenance
January 18, 2012WyoLink is the statewide public safety system that is used to coordinate and integrate communication between state, local and federal agencies. State officials says the program needs a one-time upgrade costing $6.3 million and up to $3.2 million in recurring costs.
Read full articleTownsend Chief Requests Support to Create New Dispatch Supervisor Position
January 18, 2012By Katina Caraganis, Sentinel & Enterprise (Fitchburg, Massachusetts) TOWNSEND — Police Chief Erving Marshall will go before the selectmen tonight…
Read full articleMaintenance of Franklin County Emergency Radio System
January 18, 2012By Jim Hook, Senior writer, Public Opinion (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania) FRANKLIN COUNTY — The county will spend nearly $500,000 this year…
Read full articleMaine: Number of Emergency Dispatch Sites Focus of Hearing
January 18, 2012Dawn Gagnon, Bangor Daily News (Maine) Staff AUGUSTA, Maine — Managers and directors of Maine’s emergency dispatch centers will gather…
Read full articlePublic Safety Alliance Reiterates Support for S.911
January 12, 2012WASHINGTON, D.C. – January 12, 2012 –As Congress returns from their holiday recess and the appointed conferees begin negotiations ahead…
Read full articleDispatchers Seek Suit Dismissals in Boy’s 9-1-1 Call
January 11, 2012Detroit – The Michigan Supreme Court will hear arguments next week from two city emergency dispatchers seeking dismissal of lawsuits against them for treating as a prank a 5-year-old’s call about his mother’s collapse from a fatal heart attack.
Robert Turner dialed 911 twice Feb. 20, 2006, and both calls were logged by dispatchers as pranks.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski Announces Key Senior Staff Changes
January 11, 2012FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Jan. 5 the appointment of Zachary Katz as Chief of Staff, as well as other senior staff changes. Mr. Katz will succeed Eddie Lazarus when he departs at the end of January.
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