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Miami-Dade County Information Technology Department Successfully Migrates More Than 10,000 General Government Radio Communications Users to a Digital Radio System
January 9, 2013Miami-Dade County Information Technology Department has successfully transitioned more than 10,000 General Government radio communications users from an 18-year-old analog…
Read full articleTelecommunicator Spotlight: Theresa Doyle Thrives in the Police Department’s Communications Bureau
January 8, 2013Currently serving as a communication technician III, Doyle says, “I really feel that communications is where I belong.”
Read full articleBoone County, Mo., Gathers Details for 9-1-1 Tax Proposal
January 7, 2013Boone County officials still are sorting out the details of how the county will structure Public Safety Joint Communications and Emergency Management as they face a Jan. 22 deadline to put a sales tax to fund 9-1-1 operations on the April ballot.
Read full articleNYC Man Accused of Making 403 Phony 9-1-1 Calls
January 7, 2013NEW YORK (AP) – Police say a 51-year-old landlord who lived on one of Brooklyn’s trendiest corners was so annoyed by street noise that he placed hundreds of 911 calls of bogus tales, including a subway explosion, to bring police to the scene.
Read full articlePolice Look into Call That Preceded Murder-Suicide
January 7, 2013Pittsburgh police are investigating whether city police officers followed the proper procedures in clearing a 9-1-1 call from a Larimer home where a woman was found a day later shot to death.
Read full articleNew 9-1-1 Center to Open
January 7, 2013News & Record (Greensboro, NC) GREENSBORO – When shots ring out, a fire rages or a medical emergency unfolds in…
Read full articleMitigating Risks in the Application of Cloud Computing in Law Enforcement
January 7, 2013A new IJIS report responds to law enforcement concerns about cloud computing, including reliability, access, requirements, cost, and the recovery…
Read full articleCDC: 1 in 24 Admit Nodding Off While Driving
January 3, 2013NEW YORK (AP) — This could give you nightmares: 1 in 24 U.S. adults say they recently fell asleep while driving. The government estimates that about 3 percent of fatal traffic crashes involve drowsy drivers, but other estimates have put that number as high as 33 percent.
Read full articleCities Study Merging 9-1-1 Centers
January 2, 2013Four Columbus suburbs will spend more than $50,000 in state grants to study the feasibility of merging their 9-1-1 dispatching operations.
Read full articleFive Questions with … a 9-1-1 Dispatcher
January 2, 2013What is a typical day for a dispatcher? An interview with John Carter, a supervisor in the communications division with the Anaheim (Calif.) Police Department.
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