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9-1-1 Dispatchers Go Up in the Mountains for a Lesson on Backcountry Rescues
November 24, 2014Viewing the scale and topography drives home importance of location specificity and call details.
Read full articlePa. County to Join Growing 9-1-1 Network
November 21, 2014By the first week of December, Butler County will be part of an evolving network of counties that share telephone routing equipment for their 9-1-1 dispatch centers.
Read full articleLocal Red Cross celebrating milestone birthday
November 14, 2014Exactly 100 years ago Tuesday, the Pikes Peak Chapter of the American Red Cross gained its official charter.
Read full articleDeSoto (Miss.) $7M bonds boost 9-1-1 system
November 5, 2014The panel decided to issue up to $7 million in bonds to help fund the system from Motorola.
Read full articleFate of Dispatch Center Up in Air
November 3, 2014West Carrollton officials weigh joining county’s regional center.
Read full articleStudy Looks at How Oklahoma Pays for 9-1-1 Service, Effects of Cellphones
October 30, 2014The committee is studying the 9-1-1 program, its efficiency and whether fees should be uniform across the state, among other issues.
Read full articleMinneapolis 9-1-1 Improvements in the Works
October 30, 2014Minneapolis will add four dispatchers and new call processing software.
Read full article9-1-1 Dispatch Workers Sent to Hospital in Arlington Heights (Ill.)
October 17, 2014Seven Northwest Central Dispatch System employees in Arlington Heights (Ill.) were taken to a hospital after a non-toxic gas was sprayed into the room where they were working, authorities said.
Read full articleAccidental Dial to 9-1-1 Leads Deputies to Meth Lab
October 17, 2014Sometimes, good detective work and weeks of investigation are needed to nab suspected criminals. But other times all investigators need is 30 minutes to listen in on an accidental pocket dial to a 9-1-1 dispatch center.
Read full articleHearing the Case for a 9-1-1 Upgrade in Manatee County (Fla.)
October 10, 2014Installed in 2007, Manatee County’s latest 9-1-1 system is already considered “obsolete” and public safety officials are anxious to replace it with the latest Next-Generation 9-1-1 technology.
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