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Audit: Atlanta Is Improving 9-1-1 Response
May 15, 2013An internal audit shows that while Atlanta’s emergency response center has made significant progress in answering most 911 calls within 10 seconds, it needs to do more to ensure greater staffing during the center’s busiest times.
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May 15, 2013FORT LAUDERDALE: When Tropical Storm Isaac dumped as much as 17 inches of rain west of West Palm Beach last…
Read full articleU.S. & Canada Reach Agreement on Border Spectrum Sharing Arrangements
May 15, 2013The FCC and its Canadian counterpart, Industry Canada, have agreed, through a process known as an exchange of letters, on 10 interim spectrum sharing arrangements covering operations in their common border area.
Read full articleColumbia, Mo., Residents Asked to Join 9-1-1 Info Registry
May 15, 2013Columbia/Boone County Public Safety Joint Communications is asking residents to sign up for Smart911, which allows registered information to be accessed by dispatchers and emergency responders.
Read full articleCommittee Rejects Putting Lid on 9-1-1 Calls in Maine
May 15, 2013AUGUSTA — A legislative committee on Monday recommended against passage of a bill that would expand the confidentiality of information in 911 emergency-call transcripts.
Read full articleTranscript of Long-Missing Cleveland Woman’s 9-1-1 Call
May 8, 2013A transcript of the 9-1-1 call placed Monday by a woman missing since 2003, when she was 16.
Read full articleD.C. Calltaker Shortage Left Victim on Hold
May 8, 2013A spike in 9-1-1 call volume is partially to blame for why a woman was placed on hold for more than a minute while her Northwest D.C. home was broken into and she struggled with the intruder.
Read full articleCommunication Failure after Boston Bombings Reinforces Network Need
May 8, 2013As law enforcement desperately hunted the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, the city’s reliance on commercial cellular wireless carriers became an escalating problem.
Read full articleThousands of Improper 9-1-1 Calls Made Each Year In Wyoming City
May 8, 2013The Laramie County Combined Communications Center gets thousands of misuse or hang-up 9-1-1 calls a year. These calls are time-consuming for dispatchers and law enforcement officers.
Read full articleNew Mexico: Dead Spots Strain 9-1-1 System
May 8, 2013Beginning in January, public safety agencies had to comply with a Federal Communications Commission requirement to operate their radio communications on narrower bandwidth as part of an effort to free up airspace to support more users.
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