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Evergreen Fire-Rescue Gearing Up for Radio-Frequency Shift
January 17, 2013Evergreen Fire/Rescue is switching from wide- to narrow-band radio to meet a federal mandate that took effect the first of the year.
Read full articleHospitals Crack Down on Workers Refusing Flu Shots
January 15, 2013CHICAGO (AP) — Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U.S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won’t get flu shots, with some workers losing their jobs over their refusal.
Read full articleA Snapshot of Influenza Activity in All 50 States
January 15, 2013Here is a snapshot of flu activity in all 50 states and the District of Columbia:
Read full articleYou Lion Dog! Pup Spurs 9-1-1 Panic
January 15, 2013Panicked residents of Norfolk, Va., called 911 after spotting this roaming, 3-year-old Labradoodle – a Labrador-poodle mix – that had been groomed to look like the king of the jungle.
Read full articleVerizon Improving Network Resiliency, Communications in Addressing 9-1-1 Service Issues After June 2012 Derecho
January 15, 2013Verizon takes seriously its role in the 911 ecosystem. We have acted diligently and decisively to resolve the operational and communications issues that arose after the June 2012 derecho, and our performance during Hurricane Sandy in late October demonstrated the substantial progress we’ve made.
Read full articleCritics Say 9-1-1 Cutbacks Are Risky
January 15, 2013Under a new proposal, only ambulances would be sent to about 14,000 low-priority calls classified as “falls” and “sick persons.”
Read full articlePutnam Addresses Problem
January 15, 2013BANCROFT – Wayne Asbury said he’s not moving the decorative rock his daughter bought him. It sits along his driveway and displays the numbers of his street address. Well, what used to be his street address.
Read full articleCalif.: Riverside County Police End Radio Access
January 10, 2013Hobbyists who have enjoyed listening to scanners as deputies report dramatic details of the hunt for a bank robber or fleeing car pursuit will be shut out.
Read full articleBoone County, Mo., Gathers Details for 9-1-1 Tax Proposal
January 7, 2013Boone County officials still are sorting out the details of how the county will structure Public Safety Joint Communications and Emergency Management as they face a Jan. 22 deadline to put a sales tax to fund 9-1-1 operations on the April ballot.
Read full articleNYC Man Accused of Making 403 Phony 9-1-1 Calls
January 7, 2013NEW YORK (AP) – Police say a 51-year-old landlord who lived on one of Brooklyn’s trendiest corners was so annoyed by street noise that he placed hundreds of 911 calls of bogus tales, including a subway explosion, to bring police to the scene.
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