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Yurok Tribe Deploys Public Safety Line Through New White Space Technology
June 6, 2011Eureka, Calif. — The Yurok Tribe has announced the establishment of a dedicated public safety line for its reservation through recently deployed technology from an Arcata-based company.
Read full articlePhone Companies, Police Working to fix 9-1-1 Busy Signals
June 3, 2011Colorado Springs, Colo. — The Colorado Springs Police Department is working with AT&T and Qwest to fix a problem that has prevented some wireless callers from getting through to 9-1-1 dispatchers.
Read full articlePasadena AM Radio Can Now Broadcast Up-to-Date Information
June 3, 2011Pasadena, Texas — Residents in Pasadena now have another option to keep abreast of news during an emergency event should telephone, television and internet services be interrupted. Pasadena’s Office of Emergency Management recently installed an AM radio station capable of broadcasting up-to-date information in response to any local disaster that may affect residents.
Read full articleNew Emergency Communications System Set for Idaho National Laboratory Site
June 2, 2011Last year, as crews from across eastern Idaho responded to the record-setting Jefferson Fire on the Idaho National Laboratory site, they found themselves confronted with a nuisance that made their work more difficult: They couldn’t easily talk to each other.
Read full articlePhone Notification System Approved
June 1, 2011Washington County, Minn. — Washington County authorities will soon be able to use telephone messages to alert the public to emergencies and relay important information. The Washington County Board approved spending $52,500 and signed a contract with Emergency Communication Network Inc. to provide the CodeRed service.
Read full articlePolice Dispatcher Helps Locate Victim Held against Her Will
June 1, 2011Milford, Conn. — A police dispatcher helped lead officers to the identity of a 23-year-old Shelton man Saturday, who allegedly held his girlfriend against her will, police said.
Read full articleDriver Crashes While Telling 9-1-1 about Chase
June 1, 2011Dayton, Ohio — A man called 9-1-1 around 3 a.m. Wednesday to report that he was being chased by another car before his car crashed into a pole, killing a passenger.
Read full articleSurvivors Emerge from Missouri Tornado Destruction
May 27, 2011Joplin, Mo. (AP) — Officers from Joplin and several neighboring towns and counties manned virtually every major intersection in the city Monday. Ambulances continued to come and go, sirens blaring.
Read full articleEmergency Communications Needed
May 26, 2011After Sunday’s catastrophic tornado wrecked Joplin, Mo., police, fire, ambulance and other rescue groups reported a “widespread breakdown of communication systems” as they tried to locate 1,500 residents reported missing. Back in 2005, after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, rescuers were forced to send runners with handwritten notes because various emergency radio systems couldn’t link to each other.
Read full articleFirst Responders Need High-Speed Network
May 24, 2011Four months from now, our nation will mark the 10th anniversary of 9/11. We will mourn the mothers, fathers, sons and daughters lost on that terrible September day. Tme can’t erase the pain nor diminish the horror of that memory. But in the days after the attack, we came together, a nation unified in prevailing against terrorism and tragedy.
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