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Phoenix Police Release 9-1-1 Calls in Terrorist Hoax
October 4, 2012PHOENIX (AP) — Most of the people who saw a masked teenager wearing a sheet and armed with a grenade launcher told authorities they assumed the weapon was a fake as he pointed it at passing cars in northwest Phoenix, according to 911 calls released Thursday.
Read full article4-Year-Old 9-1-1 Caller Meets Aurora 9-1-1 Telecommunicator: ‘She’s Exceptional’
October 4, 2012Schmidt said she was moved by her first experience meeting the caller and patient on the other end of a 9-1-1 call. “When it’s a small child, it becomes very personal to every dispatcher,” Jill Schmidt said. “It reminds me of why I do the job.”
Read full articleDeath Prompts Overhaul in Dallas 9-1-1 Call Center
October 4, 2012While experts say delays and mistakes sometimes happen in many of the country’s biggest emergency call centers, the publicity generated from Cook’s death has prompted a flurry of changes from Dallas leaders who acknowledge operators are sometimes forced to work long hours and handle an overwhelming volume of calls. Officials have hired more operators, changed how calls are logged and assured residents that their 911 calls won’t go ignored.
Read full articleDeSoto 9-1-1 Budget OK’d for $3.9M
October 4, 2012The DeSoto District Emergency 911 Commission this week approved a budget for fiscal 2013 beginning Monday that will spend an expected $3.9 million, while they plan to hoard some funds for state-mandated radio system replacement in three years that’s expected to cost from $5 million to $8 million.
Read full articleLawyer Says 9-1-1 Fund Not Misused
October 4, 2012An attorney representing Kanawha County in a lawsuit that alleges the existence of a “slush fund” at the Metro 911 Center said records indicate there was no misappropriation of funds.
Read full articleBurnham Dad Delivers Baby at Home with Help of 9-1-1 Dispatcher
October 4, 2012BELFAST, Maine — Emergency Dispatcher Stephanie Lunt cuddled baby Abigaille Jade Johnston in her arms Thursday afternoon at the beginning of her shift at the Waldo County Regional Communications Center.
Read full articleSupervisors OK Cell Tower Deal
October 4, 2012A communications tower that officials said will enhance service in eastern DeSoto County has won approval from supervisors.
Read full articleLBPD Dispatcher Helps Control the Scene of a Robbery, Leading to Arrest of Suspects
October 4, 2012On Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at 8:11 p.m., Long Beach Police officers responded to a call of a robbery that…
Read full articleZetron’s CSSI-based Acom Tests Successfully with 7 Leading Manufacturers’ Radio Systems
October 3, 2012Zetron’s Advanced Communications (Acom) system using open-standard, CSSI-based technologies has tested successfully with seven leading manufacturers’ radio infrastructure systems. This…
Read full articleGeographic Technologies Group (GTG) Was Selected for Multiple Software Contracts and Services
October 3, 2012GOLDSBORO, N.C. – Geographic Technologies Group (GTG) was selected for multiple software contracts and services including: Inyo County, California –…
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