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Reliable Communications Help CERT “Do The Most Good For The Most People”
October 14, 2013Monterey City’s CERT is touted as one the best in the nation which has led to many other cities replicating Monterey’s program.
Read full articleAPCO Addresses Questions About Chrysler’s 9-1-1 Alert System
October 11, 2013As a follow up to APCO’s recent bulletin regarding the Chrysler Uconnect product, the following information is being provided in response to questions from numerous APCO members and public safety partners.
Read full articleZipwhip and Wisconsin Police Department Team to Provide Texting Service for Non-Emergency Calls
October 10, 2013Residents and visitors in Middleton, WI can now contact police for non-emergency services by sending a text message to the department’s existing landline phone number.
Read full articleUpdated Idaho Center Looks to Future Needs, Innovation
October 9, 2013The newly renovated Bonneville County Emergency Communications Center handles all first-responder calls throughout Idaho Falls and Bonneville County, as well as the communities of Ucon, Iona and Swan Valley.
Read full articleTelecommunicator Spotlight: Amy Tallent
October 8, 2013Now, almost 10 years later, she is the communication training officer and alternate terminal agency coordinator for a department of more than 100 commissioned officers in a city with a population of more than 50,000. The officer who urged her to apply is now her direct supervisor.
Read full article9-1-1 Adviser Dispatch Software Approved in New Jersey
October 7, 2013Recently the New Jersey Office of Emergency Telecommunications Services (NJ-OETS) approved APCO’s 9-1-1 Adviser as a software solution that New Jersey public safety answering points (PSAPs) may use to electronically triage EMD calls.
Read full articlePolice: Passenger Rants at 9-1-1 after Friend’s DUI Arrest in Illinois
October 7, 2013Figuratively speaking, Crystal Taborn, of Joliet, didn’t take things lying down after Naperville police arrested her friend for drunken driving.
Read full articleNew Law Targets 9-1-1 Call Abuse in Washington City
October 7, 2013Using the emergency line in Spokane for anything other than to “report a situation that requires prompt service in order to preserve or protect human life or health or property” is now outlawed.
Read full articleYoutube Video Explores New Salt Lake City 9-1-1 Center
October 7, 2013A video released by the Salt Lake City Police Department gives the public an inside look into the police headquarter’s new 9-1-1 center.
Read full articleLightning Zaps Don’t Silence 9-1-1 Dispatch System in Tennessee
October 7, 2013A lightning strike that knocked out two first-response dispatcher consoles in Hernando didn’t shock DeSoto Emergency 9-1-1 District system managers.
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