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National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Is April 14-20
April 11, 2013Communities across the U.S. will recognize those who help save lives in times of personal or national crisis during National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (NPSTW), April 14–20, 2013.
Read full articleBreaking News Update: Gunman Who Held 4 Ga. Firefighters Hostage Has Been Shot & Killed by Police
April 10, 2013SUWANEE, Ga. (AP) — A gunman who barricaded himself in a home in suburban Atlanta and was holding four firefighters hostage Wednesday afternoon has been shot and killed.
Read full articleMississippi: Circus Elephant Hit in Drive-By Shooting
April 10, 2013An elephant with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was injured in an early morning drive-by shooting Tuesday but is expected recovery fully.
Read full article9-1-1 Audio Released from Fugitive Ex-LA Cop Manhunt
April 10, 2013uthorities on Tuesday released audio of a February 9-1-1 call from a California couple bound in their condo by fugitive ex-police officer Christopher Dorner.
Read full articleFCC Exploring Whether Enhanced Emergency Communications Requirements Are Needed
April 9, 2013The Federal Communications Commission has launched a proceeding to examine possible new requirements on carriers’ networks in the wake of widespread problems reported regarding the availability of E9-1-1 communications in the event of a major disaster such as the June 2012 “derecho” storm.
Read full articleMultiple Victims in Stabbing at Texas Community College
April 9, 2013CYPRESS, Texas (AP) — More than a dozen people were wounded when a suspect went building-to-building in a stabbing attack at a Texas college campus Tuesday, authorities said.
Read full articleSilent Key: Robert H. Brown Jr. in Memoriam
April 9, 2013Robert H. Brown Jr., 75, an APCO Life Member, and longtime employee of Motorola, died at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, April 7, at Lutheran General Hospital.
Read full articleAPCO International Announces Recipients of 2013 Leadership in Public Safety Communications Policy Awards
April 9, 2013The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has announced the recipients of its prestigious 2013 Public Safety Leadership in Policy Awards.
Read full articleCassidian to Provide Canadian Airforce with Lastest Radar Technology
April 8, 2013Cassidian has won a € 50m programme to equip the airfields of the Royal Canadian Airforce with latest-technology airport surveillance radars.
Read full articlePublic Safety Agencies in Utah Team Up to Improve 9-1-1 Services
April 8, 20139-1-1 call centers serving Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Morgan counties have taken the initiative to provide the first Internet protocol-capable 9-1-1 call delivery system in Utah.
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