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Dial 9-1-1: Whether from a Cell Phone or Landline, 9-1-1 Is the Number to Call in an Emergency
April 4, 2013Due to recent social media postings, St Tammany Parish Communications District would like to address the issue of dialing 112 from a cell phone to be connected to an emergency call center.
Read full articleFlorida: Regional 9-1-1 System Urged
April 4, 2013CLEARWATER If you dial 911 in Pinellas County, a person answers your call in the basement of a building in downtown Clearwater and, if a crime is involved, transfers your call to your local law enforcement agency, often many miles away.
Read full article4 Ohio Telecommunicators Go to Extraordinary Lengths to Locate Patient
April 4, 2013On March 25, four Ohio telecommunicators—Angie Smith, Kerrie Kimpel, Cora Haytas and Elizabeth “Betsy” Reed—went to extraordinary lengths to locate a patient at the request of his wife, who could not say where her husband was, only that he needed help.
Read full articleNCMEC Is Pleased to Announce Its Newest 9-1-1 Call Center Partner
April 3, 2013The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is pleased to announce its newest NCMEC 9-1-1 Call Center Partner: Coral Springs Police Department – Communications Unit.
Read full articleNew 800 MHz Band Plan for U.S.-Mexico Sharing Zone
April 2, 2013Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band
Read full article9-1-1 Mappers Hit the Roads
April 2, 2013When the cherry red Jetta with the thin 11-foot pole and eight panoramic cameras turned the corner at U.S. 64 and Rockcreek Parkway in Cordova, the man outside the AmVet donation site got up from his seat and squinted.
Read full articleIndiana: Digital Conversion to Allow Text, Video in Calls
April 2, 2013Imagine not only calling 9-1-1 and reporting a traffic accident, but sending a text or video, as well.
Read full articleArea 9-1-1 Consortium Takes Shape 8 Counties Plan 1st-in-Indiana Unified System
April 2, 2013A multicounty emergency dispatch network that would allow one northeast Indiana county to take over when communications are down in another has taken a step toward reality.
Read full articleBoard Lauds Emergency Workers in Tennessee
April 2, 2013It was a day of praise and progress for emergency services as the DeSoto Board of Supervisors on Monday lauded three Sheriff’s Department dispatchers for fast, lifesaving response to a house fire.
Read full articleHuntingdon County (Pa.) 9-1-1 to Host Open House
April 2, 2013Huntingdon County 9-1-1 will host our First Ever OPEN HOUSE on Saturday, April 20, from 12 noon to 3 p.m. at the communications center in the Huntingdon Borough Building, 530 Washington Street, Huntingdon, PA.
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