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What Is Teamwork?
April 17, 2012We hear so much about “teamwork” and being a “team player” these days. We see it in ads for employment, we see it in our evaluations, and we even see it on motivational posters. There’s no “I” in TEAM after all. But have you really stopped to think about what the term teamwork really means?
Read full articleDispatchers Receive Accolades
April 17, 2012Along with Renfroe, recognition went to dispatchers Cynthia Vaughn of Southaven, Toya Allison of Olive Branch and Daffy Darby of Horn Lake. Also, DeSoto Sheriff’s Department dispatchers were honored collectively.
Read full articleProsser Considers Outsourcing Dispatch
April 17, 2012City officials in Prosser will hold a public comment session April 24 regarding outsourcing the police dispatch center.
Read full articleWireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Provide Supplemental Guidance for Licensees in the 150-174 MHz and 421-512 MHz Bands Seeking Waivers of the January 1, 2013, Narrowbanding Deadline
April 17, 2012This Public Notice provides supplemental guidance to licensees seeking waivers of the Federal Communications Commission’s January 1, 2013 deadline for…
Read full articleTechnical Advisory Board for First Responder Interoperability Workshop
April 17, 2012April 23, 2012 / 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT / Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St, SW, Washington, D.C.,…
Read full articleJamie Barnett, FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Chief, to Return to the Potomac Institute
April 17, 2012Washington, D.C. – FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski today announced Jamie Barnett, Rear Admiral USNR (Retired), Chief of the FCC’s Public…
Read full article25-Year Veteran of SBPD Is Fired
April 16, 2012SOUTH BEND – First it was the police chief. Now the South Bend Police Department’s director of communications is out of a job.
Read full articleNew York City War Over 9-1-1 Report
April 16, 2012Josh Margolin, The New York Post The city [New York City] will appeal a Supreme Court ruling this week requiring…
Read full articleYork County Names Its Top 9-1-1 Dispatcher of the Year
April 16, 2012Jess Iacono isn’t just a calm voice on the other end of the phone. After spending nearly 22 years as a York County 911 dispatcher, she’s been named the county’s telecommunicator of the year for 2011.
Read full articleDispatchers’ Certification Due July 1
April 16, 2012The quality of information dispatchers receive influences the efficiency of the emergency response. And now new state regulations will improve the way all dispatchers handle 9-1-1 medical emergencies in Massachusetts.
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