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FCC’s Final Rule on Improving Public Safety Communications Sent to House
January 10, 2011Washington, D.C — The House Energy and Commerce Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Federal Communications Commission.
Read full articleFCC Issues Proposed Rule about Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Notice of Inquiry
January 8, 2011Washington, D.C. — Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule called: Wireless E9-1-1 Location Accuracy Requirements; E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers. The proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on Jan. 7.
Read full article5 Massachusetts Towns to Study Regional Dispatch
January 7, 2011Douglas, Ma. — A draft agreement for a feasibility study to regionalize emergency dispatch services among Douglas, Northbridge, Sutton, Uxbridge and Upton will be presented to selectmen for approval at the their next meeting, Town Administrator Michael J. Guzinski told the board at its Jan. 4 meeting.
Read full articleWhispering Pines: Where the Streets Have No Name
January 6, 2011Manchester, N.H. — Today Sandra Glennie and hundreds of other residents of Whispering Pines Mobile Home Village were supposed to be coming home to new street names and ZIP codes. Whispering Pines is a maze of like-sounding street names — Lane 3B, Lane 3C — winding across the line between Derry and Londonderry.
Read full articleBeech Grove 9-1-1 Center Closure Won’t Slow Response Times, Police Say
January 5, 2011Beech Grove, Ind. — 9-1-1 calls from Beech Grove will be answered in Indianapolis, a move authorities are reassuring residents won’t affect response times. The emergency comm center in Beech Grove will close Jan. 5 to comply with a new state law mandating counties have no more than two such facilities by 2014.
Read full article9-1-1 Operators’ Listening Skills Crucial for Mental Health Calls
January 4, 2011Oklahoma City — Kelly Garrett knows the holiday season can be a rough time for some people, but she’s more than happy to talk to them about their troubles. The 9-1-1 operator has been taking calls at the Oklahoma City Emergency Communications Center for 12 years.
Read full articleAthens County Only Occasionally Uses Mobile Communications Unit
January 4, 2011Athens County, Ohio — To beef up national security in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, the federal government handed out money and equipment. One of the Homeland Security tools that came to Athens County free of charge was a giant mobile communications unit, which serves 11 counties, but doesn’t get out of the garage much.
Read full articleWinter Storm Delays 9-1-1 & Emergency Response for Infant
December 31, 2010New York City — After multiple unanswered 9-1-1 calls, a three-month-old boy was left brain dead after snow-clogged routes prevented EMS from reaching him quickly. Unplowed streets later forced the EMS personnel to ditch their ambulance and sprint with the ailing baby to the hospital.
Read full article9-1-1 Board to Hire Mapping Expert
December 30, 2010Shelby County, Tenn. — Starting some time next year, a company is expected to start making a computerized map of all the roads, streets, byways and highways of Shelby County.
Read full articleChicago Firefighters Mourn
December 29, 2010A large contingent of suburban firefighters will attend the funerals of two Chicago firefighters, Edward Stringer and Corey Ankum, killed in a Dec. 22 morning blaze on the city’s South Side.
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