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Training to Cap 9-1-1 Merger in Pittsburgh & Allegheny County (Pa.)
August 27, 2014Dispatchers will start training next week to answer calls countywide. The dispatch center has two phone banks with separate dispatchers for calls from the city and calls from the rest of the county.
Read full articleDubuque (Iowa) Law Enforcement Touts New Time-Saving Software System
August 27, 2014The software allows basic information collected by 9-1-1 dispatchers during an emergency call to be filled into reports. The software also gives crews mobile access to plans for certain buildings to help them more effectively respond to emergencies.
Read full articleNaples (Fla.) to Consider Joining Area Agencies in Switch to Closest-Unit Emergency Response
August 22, 2014The staff report envisions a situation in which neighboring departments will come into the city more often than city units will go into them. That could lead to those neighboring departments seeking money from Naples to cover the costs.
Read full articleSalt Lake (Utah) County Council Lines Up Behind Unified 9-1-1 System
August 21, 2014An interlocal agreement has been reached between Salt Lake City, which operates off one dispatch platform, and the trustees of Valley Emergency Communications Center (VECC).
Read full articleE-9-1-1 Equipment Upgrade to Cost $1.524M in Stephens County (Ga.)
August 21, 2014The last time the topic of bids for equipment and infrastructure went before the commission for consideration, county officials tabled discussion of the matter.
Read full articleMorton (N.D.) Eyes Merging Dispatchers with Burleigh System
August 21, 2014The concept would go back to the Mandan-Morton advisory board after they receive comments from the Bismarck area entities. If interest is strong, the proposal will move to the Morton County Commission.
Read full articleCMED Trying to Chart a New Course Forward
August 21, 2014Focusing just on medical “patching” to connect accident scenes to hospitals, mutual aid and mass casualty coordination has enabled CMED to implement an across-the-board 30 percent cut in fees.
Read full articlePinellas County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office Unveils New Public Safety, Office Complex
August 13, 2014This facility wasn’t a question of want, it was a question of need.
Read full articlePa. Suburbs to Implement 9-1-1 Text Messaging
August 8, 2014Montgomery, Chester, Bucks, and Berks Counties agreed to jointly implement the new technology. Montgomery County officials, who are administering the regional effort, hope to have it up and running by early 2015.
Read full articleCode for America Creates App to Map 9-1-1 Calls in Long Beach (Calif.)
July 31, 2014The nonprofit group is working with the city on an app that will collect information to examine how often and why the city responds to some addresses over others.
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