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Missouri: Report Shows 9-1-1 Callers Experience Long Waits
June 11, 2012Members of a Public Safety Joint Communications committee charged with reorganizing the department and finding new funding said they knew the department was overburdened, but they didn’t know its workload was posing a possible risk to the community.
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June 6, 2012We all know that being a 9-1-1 dispatcher/telecommunicator isn’t your average job. With the ups and downs, the good and bad calls, we all want to throw in the towel at times. The unfortunate ending is that some toss that towel in before we have a chance to get someone else in their chair. Are they truly leaving because the job is too much for them?
Read full articleDrug Dealer Mistakenly Sends Officer Text Messages
June 6, 2012SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Police say a drug dealer mistakenly sent messages to a California central coast police officer…
Read full articleWoman Pays Fine for Calling 9-1-1 about Dog Collapse
June 6, 2012O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman has paid a $100 fine for calling 911 to report her dog had…
Read full articleGov. O’Malley Makes First Call on Radio System Connecting Maryland’s First Responders
June 6, 2012From the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Gov. Martin O’Malley contacted state police and local government officials at Pikesville, Cecil County, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, and Kent County on the Eastern Shore when he made the first call on the Maryland First Responders Interoperable Radio System Team, or “Maryland FiRST.”
Read full articleAPCO President and Second Vice President Present Senators McCain and Lieberman with 2012 Leadership In Legislative Service Awards
June 6, 2012Alexandria, Va. – APCO International President Gregg Riddle and Second Vice President Gigi Smith presented distinguished Senators Joseph I. Lieberman…
Read full articleAPCO International Recognizes Recipients of the 2012 Public Safety Communications & Horizon Awards
June 6, 2012Daytona Beach, Fla. — The Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International will honor recipients of APCO’s Annual Public…
Read full articlemophie Expands Ruggedized Line of Battery Solutions with Juice Pack PRO
June 5, 2012Santa Ana, Calif. (June 5, 2012)—mophie™ today announced its largest juice pack battery case compatible with the iPhone 4/4S, the…
Read full articleNew Joint Panel to Identify Interoperability Issues in Biometric Systems
June 5, 2012Ashburn, Va., June 5, 2012. The IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public…
Read full articleEssex County Correctional Facility and Sheriff’s Office, Middleton, Mass., Announce Use of Policecommunity.Net In-Service Online Training Courses for Training All Officers and Personnel
June 5, 2012HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, June 5, 2012 — The Response Network (TRN), owner and operator of Policecommunity.net, the leading provider of…
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