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Dispatch Blackout Remains a Puzzle
April 23, 2012Los Angeles city officials said Friday they are still working to discover what went wrong earlier this month when power at a key communication center went down and caused a blackout to the LAPD dispatch system.
Read full articleCounty Seeking Funds for 9-1-1 Project
April 23, 2012Allen County officials will meet with Fort Wayne to see whether the city’s share of an unexpected state windfall can be used to pay for some larger projects, such as the upgrade of the city-county 911 call center.
Read full articleMaine County to Hold Public Hearings for a Proposed New Dispatch Center
April 23, 2012FARMINGTON — A series of public hearings on a proposed $598,300 new dispatch center for Franklin County will begin Thursday in Kingfield.
Read full articleDecision Put Off on 9-1-1 Radio System Provider
April 23, 2012Shawnee County’s Emergency Communications Management Board will reconsider its recommendation that the county buy a new, multimillion-dollar 9-1-1 radio system from Motorola Solutions Inc. instead of Cassidian.
Read full articlePhones Not Private, According to Police Manual
April 23, 2012SOUTH BEND – Reasoning behind the city’s firing of the police communications director flies in the face of employees’ rights stipulated in the South Bend Police Department’s duty manual.
Read full articleLong Beach Airport Conducts Emergency Communications Drill
April 23, 2012LONG BEACH – An emergency training exercise was conducted at Long Beach Airport Friday to test inter-agency communications and response capabilities.
Read full articleBedford, Blount Counties, Tenn., Sue BellSouth for 9-1-1 Fees
April 23, 2012Bedford and Blount counties have joined several 911 districts suing BellSouth/AT&T in federal court for a decade’s worth of unpaid fees.
Read full articleMich. 9-1-1 Dispatcher Persuades Fleeing Man to Stop
April 23, 2012DETROIT (AP) — A 911 recording obtained by The Associated Press via a Freedom of Information Act request shows how a western Michigan emergency dispatcher was able to calmly persuade an agitated man to pull over and end a lengthy high-speed police pursuit.
Read full articleTelecommunicator in Powell Murder-Suicide Reprimanded
April 19, 2012Public Safety Communications has obtained a copy of the letter of reprimand that will be placed in the personnel file of David Lovrak, the telecommunicator who took the 9-1-1 call from a social worker just before Josh Powell killed children and then himself.
Read full articleIllinois: Bloomingdale Continues Talks about 9-1-1 Consolidation
April 19, 2012Bloomingdale officials continued discussions Monday about consolidating the village’s 9-1-1 dispatch with the Addison Police Department.
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