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P33 Training Certification Available Online
February 29, 2012The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International’s Project 33 Agency Training Program Certification that recognizes public safety communication centers across the nation is available online.
Read full article‘Is There a Doctor in the House?’
February 29, 2012“Is there a doctor in the house?” This popular phrase has been tossed around since at least the 1930s. We all know what it means: Someone nearby is having a medical emergency, and they may not have time to wait for paramedics to arrive. What does the 21st Century version of this call for help sound like? Perhaps, “Is there an AED in the house?”
Read full articleNaples Lawmaker’s Bill to Step Up Use of Heart-Shocking Devices Gets New Life
February 28, 2012“It was such a simple issue, and we get all bogged down with the privacy,” state Rep. Kathleen Passimomo said. “The person having the coronary doesn’t care. Can you imagine if someone died because the 9-1-1 dispatcher couldn’t call the clubhouse?”
Read full articlePolice Radio Upgrades Coming
February 28, 2012TOM MOOR, South Bend Tribune (Indiana) SOUTH BEND – When dozens of police and fire departments converged on the World…
Read full articlePublic Safety and Homeland Security Bureau; Federal Advisory Committee Act; Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council
February 28, 2012SUMMARY: In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, this notice advises interested persons that the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC)…
Read full articleRuidoso, N.M., Residents Want Communication Redundancy
February 28, 2012After two interruptions to Internet and some other communications services in the Ruidoso area already this year, some are seeking a resolution to the situation.
Read full articleMesilla Trustees Approve Contract with Comcast
February 28, 2012Mesilla town government is going to “bundle” with Comcast in the hopes of saving a bundle.
Town trustees voted 4-0 Monday to approve a three-year contract with Comcast to switch telephone service at Mesilla Town Hall and the town’s Public Safety Building from CenturyLink to Comcast. The agreement is expected to save Mesilla more than 38 percent of what town government is currently spending every month on its phone bill.
Read full articleSpot-on HELP; Ambulance Dispatch Stats Target Ways to Reduce Response Time
February 28, 2012To the untrained eye, the graph projected on the wall in Albuquerque Ambulance Service headquarters looks like a jumble of acronyms and multi-colored lines. To Kurt Krumperman, executive director of Albuquerque Ambulance Service, it looks like success.
Read full articleASAP to PSAP: Alarm Monitoring Companies Lining Up
February 28, 2012A new Message Broker server managed by the Central Station Alarm Association (CSAA) will become operational soon. The Message Broker…
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Comments on Draft Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Supervisor
February 27, 2012Alexandria, VA—February 27, 2012— The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International released for comments a Candidate American National Standard…
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