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Ham Radio in Use at Emergency Shelter at Cheltenham High
October 31, 2012AS HURRICANE SANDY approached the Philly region Monday afternoon, the emergency shelter at Cheltenham High School was more than ready to withstand Sandy’s best punch.
Read full articlePublic Safety Communications Announces 2012 Hot Products
October 26, 2012San Diego, Calif. – Public Safety Communications (PSC), the official magazine of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International,…
Read full articleDesigned from Scratch: A Layman’s Description of the NENA i3 End-State Architecture
October 25, 2012This article provides an overview of the i3 end-state architecture and describe how call delivery differs from what we know today.
Read full articleDA Won’t Charge 9-1-1 Caller in Calif. Shooting
October 25, 2012LOS ANGELES (AP) — A man Pasadena police blamed for a deadly shooting after he falsely claimed robbery suspects were armed will not be charged with involuntary manslaughter, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday.
Read full articleCPR Less Likely for Minorities on Street or Home
October 25, 2012Regardless of a neighborhood’s racial makeup, CPR was less likely to be offered in poor areas. That shows that socio-economic status makes more difference than the neighborhood’s racial makeup.
Read full articleNew 9-1-1 Policy Drafted to Focus on Worst Crimes
October 25, 2012After years of discussion and delay, Chicago is finally ready to usher in a revolutionary change in 9-1-1 dispatch to free police officers to respond to the most serious crimes, a top mayoral aide said Thursday.
Read full articleSee TriTech Software Systems’ Cloud-Based Billing at PWW’s ABC3 Conference
October 25, 2012SAN DIEGO, CA (October 23, 2012) – TriTech Software Systems (TriTech) will be featuring and educating the EMS Industry on…
Read full articleGeographic Technologies Group (GTG) Lauderhill, Fla., Implements Next Generation GIS
October 25, 2012GOLDSBORO, N.C. – Like most organizations, Lauderhill, Florida, needed to disseminate GIS data and integrate non-spatial investments through a user friendly…
Read full articleDispatchers Honored for Calm Amid 2 Major Calls
October 25, 2012PROVO: Provo dispatchers are being honored for their work juggling a train derailment and an imminent plane crash on the same day.
Read full articleImproving Communications During Disasters and Emergencies: It’s Time for a National Interoperability Platform
October 25, 2012Wallingford, Conn., October 22, 2012 – Eight years after the 9/11 Commission named interoperability as a serious problem for 9/11…
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