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Silent Key: David B. Smith Sr.
March 13, 2014It is with deep regret that the Illinois APCO Chapter announces the passing of David B. Smith, Sr. age 64, of East Dundee, Illinois in October 2013.
Read full articleCambium Networks Launches Sub-6 GHz PTP 650s for Small Cell Networks
March 12, 2014PTP 650S handles modern network complexities in any deployment environment while addressing municipal regulations.
Read full articleImageTrend Launches Statewide Fire Reporting for Mississippi
March 11, 2014The state will have ability to manage its own data and reporting, as well as be able to report to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS).
Read full articleSteuben County (Ind.) Official Denies 9-1-1 Center Crisis
March 11, 2014Steuben County law enforcement wants control of the county’s 9-1-1 call center delegated to the sheriff’s department.
Read full articleNICE Systems Completes Project 25 Interoperability Testing with Cassidian Communications
March 10, 2014The integration enables public safety agencies and other security organizations to communicate across multiple vendors’ systems that are based on P25 industry standards.
Read full articleAPCO Award Nominations Reminder – Deadline April 1
March 6, 2014There is still time to nominate your outstanding colleagues and teams for world-wide recognition in public safety communications.
Read full article9-1-1 Telecommunicator Helps Father Deliver Baby
March 6, 2014Calltaker Brodie Lefebvre took the call shortly after 9:30 a.m. and talked the father through the delivery.
Read full articleZetron Exceeds 2 Million Hours of P25 CSSI-based Operation
March 5, 2014Zetron has announced that implementations of its Advanced Communications (AcomEVO) system have logged more than 2 million hours of successful operation
Read full articleTelecommunicator Spotlight: Nita Lapihuska
March 5, 2014Lapihuska never imagined the customer service and multi-tasking skills learned at her previous jobs would be of such benefit in her current career.
Read full article“Tapping” Method Helps Telecommunicator Find Caller
March 4, 2014Jon Lewis was trained to use the tapping system when he couldn’t hear a caller on the line, but never used it until now.
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