Posts From Agency Representative
9-1-1 Exec Renee Gordon Named Vice Chair of FirstNet Authority Board
June 15, 2023RESTON, Va. – The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) announced today that Renee Gordon has been named Vice Chair…
Read full articleNCMEC Shares Successful Stories of Partnership With ECCs
April 10, 2023To honor public safety telecommunicators during NPSTW 2023, the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) shared these successes….
Read full articleFirstNet Enables Remote Training, Enhanced Mapping Capabilities for Emergency Management in Pennsylvania
December 2, 2021Indiana County and ICEMA joined FirstNet in 2019 to ensure personnel could communicate via voice across the county.
Read full articleRichmond Citizens Can Create Health Profiles for First Responders’ Use in Emergencies
July 1, 2021Richmond residents now can share health information that could be critical to first responders serving them during an emergency or crisis.
Read full articleRichmond Honors Emergency Communications Retiree Kathy Berg
November 21, 2019RICHMOND, Virginia – A child was home alone when a burglar entered her Richmond home in the late 1980s. Fortunately,…
Read full articleHelp Improve Emergency Communications
January 24, 2018The SAFECOM Nationwide Survey (SNS) is an opportunity for public safety’s voice to be heard! SAFECOM and the U.S. Department…
Read full articleStatement by John M. Lawson, Executive Director of the AWARN Alliance On the FCC’s Approval of the Voluntary Transmission of Next Generation Television
November 20, 2017November 16, 2017 – “The Commission’s vote today lays the ground work for major improvements in America’s emergency alerting system. The…
Read full articleNew York State GIS Association Presents Individual Achievement Award in GIS
November 2, 2017The Onondaga County (New York) Department of Emergency Communications Supervisor of Dispatch Operations Keith Ducett, Jr. was presented with the…
Read full articleOnondaga County 9-1-1 Celebrates 25-Year Anniversary
November 2, 2017Establishment of a consolidated emergency communications system for Onondaga County, New York reflects a long-standing interest in improving the ability…
Read full articleFEMA Fire Management Assistance Granted For Pier Fire
September 8, 2017OAKLAND, Calif. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has authorized the use of federal…
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