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S. Elgin Dispatch Switch Smooth So Far
May 10, 2012South Elgin residents dialing 911 probably haven’t noticed a difference this week, but police and fire officials are working to iron out the kinks of a new dispatch arrangement.
Read full articleNYC Mayor: I Didn’t Read 9-1-1 Report
May 10, 2012Fed up with repeated questions about a $500,000 consultant’s report on the shortcomings of the 911 system, Mayor Bloomberg said yesterday he never read it.
Read full articleBradley County 9-1-1 Faces Revenue Crisis
May 8, 2012CLEVELAND, Tenn. — Bradley County 911 has requested $351,000 in local government funding to help it through ongoing revenue shortfalls.
Read full articleBroken Arrow Police Radio Blocks Public
May 8, 2012A new digital radio system using “OpenSky” technology has cleared the way for a greatly improved ability for police and fire departments to communicate with other jurisdictions. But the public is excluded from hearing any dispatch scanner feeds because of its digital encryptions. “It’s a little disappointing,” said James Taggart, president of the Broken Arrow Amateur Radio Club. “I can’t hear anything either anymore.
Read full articleFlorida: Longtime Temple Terrace Dispatcher Earns Praise
May 3, 2012Temple Terrace Fire Chief Keith Chapman named Senior Communications Officer Jennifer Bowling the 2011 Temple Terrace Fire Dispatcher of the Year at a recent ceremony.
Read full articleProbe Eyes ‘Fraud’ In Botched 9-1-1 Fix
May 2, 2012The city Department of Investigation is probing the Bloomberg administration’s bungled $2 billion overhaul of the 911 emergency-call system for evidence of corruption, fraud and violations of city regulations.
Read full articleMaine: Radar Jammers Hurting Emergency Responders’ Efforts
May 2, 2012Someone has been intermittently jamming radio transmissions of fire and rescue departments in southern Maine for the past few months, but recently the problem escalated sharply.
Read full articleTennessee: Bradley County 9-1-1 Faces Revenue Crisis
May 2, 2012Bradley County 911 has requested $351,000 in local government funding to help it through ongoing revenue shortfalls.
Read full articleOPINION: Torres’ 9-1-1 Bill Will Not Balance Privacy and Transparency
April 23, 2012Do you realize that if you call 9-1-1 and reveal to a dispatcher some private medical information about yourself that you could hear it replayed tomorrow on the news?
Read full articleDispatch Blackout Remains a Puzzle
April 23, 2012Los Angeles city officials said Friday they are still working to discover what went wrong earlier this month when power at a key communication center went down and caused a blackout to the LAPD dispatch system.
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