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Power Outage Disrupts Phone Service in Philly Suburbs
July 26, 2012The Philadelphia Inquirer A power outage at a Verizon facility in Wayne today knocked out telephone and Internet service to…
Read full articleTraining for Active Shooter Events
July 26, 2012Unfortunately, the deadly shooting in Aurora, Colo., on July 20 is a solemn reminder that all of us who have…
Read full articleBurleigh Votes to Start Work on 9-1-1 Texting System
July 25, 2012The Burleigh County Commission has voted to set up the groundwork for an emergency 911 texting system. If all goes on schedule, cellphone users in Burleigh County could post emergencies through this method sometime in 2014.
Read full articleJackson County Launches New 9-1-1 System
July 25, 2012HOLTON – A nearly $500,000 new 911 system was up and running Tuesday in Jackson County that features sophisticated mapping technology and the ability to keep detailed statistics on calls.
Read full articleSalt Lake Valley Emergency Communications Center (VECC) & the Great Utah Shakeout Exercise
July 25, 2012The scenario of the Great Utah Shakeout exercise was that a catastrophic 7.0 earthquake struck the Salt Lake segment of the Wasatch Fault at 10:15 in the morning on April 17, 2012.
Read full articleWireless E9-1-1 Phase II Location Accuracy Requirements; Federal Register Extracts
July 25, 2012Under the new rule section adopted by Third Report and Order, all new CMRS providers, in delivering emergency calls for Enhanced 911 service, must satisfy the handset-based location accuracy standard at either a county-based or Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)-based geographic level.
Read full articleASAP to PSAP: Educational Sessions about the ASAP Project Offered at Annual APCO Conference, But Which One Is Right for You?
July 25, 2012APCO’s PSC eNews, dated June 29, 2012, announced a new pre-conference course offered to CAD providers and their technical staff…
Read full articleCounty Emergency Services Ask Residents about Special Needs
July 24, 2012CHAMBERSBURG — Franklin County is planning to pay special attention during emergencies to people with special health needs. Part of the information collected will be linked to addresses, so a 911 dispatcher can ask if the caller or victim is a special needs patient and give the information to the responding units.
Read full articleColorado Theater Shooting: Dispatchers Recount Night of Horror
July 24, 2012AURORA, Colo. — Listening to the recordings from Friday morning’s massacre, you would think dispatcher Kathie Stauffer felt no emotion as she calmly directed resources to the Aurora movie theater where scores were injured and a dozen killed.
Read full articleNavy Radio Might Be Crippling Conn. Garage Doors
July 23, 2012HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A radio signal being transmitted out of a submarine base is likely behind reports of garage doors failing to open and close in southeastern Connecticut, the U.S. Navy said Monday.
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