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Connecticut Dispatch Co-Op Passes 1-Month Budget in Fight for Survival
July 2, 2014A Connecticut regional dispatching cooperative is fighting for funds to keep operations going.
Read full articleText-to-9-1-1 Leads to More Innovation
June 26, 2014Collier County (Fla.) Sheriff Kevin Rambosk is walking the walk when it comes to technology helping the public share tips and communicate with crime fighters.
Read full articleElgin (Ill.) Considers 911-Twitter Combo
June 26, 2014New World Systems, a Michigan-based company, is developing a way to tweet 911 calls about traffic accidents via the police department’s Twitter account.
Read full articleRadio Issue Complicates Fire Merger In Columbia (Pa.)
June 19, 2014Three fire departments reconsider a merger when it means getting less radios.
Read full articleVerizon Customers Now Able to Text 9-1-1 in Collier County (Fla.)
June 17, 20149-1-1 texting service will be especially useful for people who are hearing-impaired, having a medical emergency that renders them voiceless or anyone who does not want to alert a criminal to their cry for help.
Read full articleNew 9-1-1 Funding Law Could Help Rural Areas
June 11, 2014Funding for 9-1-1 systems has changed because of the mobile phone. A new law will assist rural areas adapt to these changes.
Read full article9-1-1 on the Night Shift
June 11, 2014The unpredictable life of a 9-1-1 dispatcher is explored through one woman’s point of view.
Read full articleMontgomery County (Ala.) Plans $1 Million 9-1-1 Texting System
June 5, 2014Montgomery County is the latest area to test out a 9-1-1 texting service.
Read full articleFirstNet Vexed by Shifts in Public Safety LTE Standards-Setting
June 5, 2014A brewing controversy over technical standards and hiring issues are some of the latest bugaboos haunting the First Responders Network Authority as it crafts plans for the national public-safety broadband network (NPSBN).
Read full articleSalem (Mass.) Calltaker Acts Quickly to Save Caller
May 22, 201425-year-old civilian dispatcher Michael Griffin jumped into action when a call for help was abruptly disconnected.
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