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National Governors Association Announces D Block Implementation Meeting
April 5, 2012WASHINGTON—The recent passage of legislation to reallocate a portion of the spectrum (D block) to create a nationwide communications network…
Read full articleLos Angeles Prosecutors Reject Charge in Police Shooting that Followed False 9-1-1 Call
April 5, 2012LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors tentatively rejected a request by Pasadena police Monday to file an involuntary manslaughter charge against a man who made a false report of being robbed by armed men.
Read full articleCalls Show Residents Panicked Over Colo. Wildfire
April 5, 2012DENVER (AP) — A woman believed killed in last week’s devastating Colorado wildfire called 911 soon after the fire broke out, and authorities said Wednesday her call, along with that of a couple later found dead at their burned home, were among the early ones dispatchers received reporting the blaze.
Read full articleMapping Glitch Blamed for No Colo. Fire Warnings
April 5, 2012DENVER (AP) — Software that failed to recognize a community name and a discrepancy between coordinates on Google maps and a mapping system are being blamed for the failure to alert some residents to a deadly Colorado wildfire.
Read full articleNew Portable Radios Link Wildlife Officers with Police, Fire, EMS
April 5, 2012Within one hour of borrowing a portable radio last year, wildlife conservation Officer Brian Singer tracked down a poacher.
Read full articlePolice Recount First Minutes of Grisly Scene at University Where Seven Were Killed
April 5, 2012OAKLAND — Police say they have a confession in hand. Murder charges are pending. And memorial services for the seven people killed in the shooting rampage at Oikos University on Monday are already being held. But police are still piecing together the gruesome details of what happened as One L. Goh reportedly entered the tiny university campus in East Oakland and opened fire in what police believe was an attempt to exact revenge on an administrator and other students he thought were disrespectful.
Read full articleGood Morning, East Tennessee: Blount Introduces Text/E-mail Alert System
April 5, 2012Anyone in Blount County can now have instant access to information alerts from law enforcement via a new messaging system that the Blount County Sheriff’s Office introduced Friday.
Read full articleNew York City Is Reportedly Squelching 9-1-1 Disaster Report
April 5, 2012The Bloomberg administration is waging an all-out battle to suppress a scathing report aptly called “911 CPR” – which has determined that the city’s emergency-dispatch system is on life support, The Post has learned. The document, formally known as the 911 Call Processing Review, charges that despite more than $2 billion shoveled at the problems, response times to emergencies, in which every second counts, have actually slowed.
Read full articleUnsung Heroes Keep Us All Safe
April 5, 2012April 8-14 is National Telecommunicators Week. It is the week to recognize those women and men who are our dispatchers, 911 call-takers and in many cases our lifeline to emergency services. These individuals are talented, hard-working people who dedicate themselves to public service and safety.
Read full articleCommission Seeks Comment on Emergency Communications by Amateur Radio and Impediments to Amateur Radio Communications
April 5, 2012By this Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau seek comment on the uses and capabilities of Amateur Radio Service communications in emergencies and disaster relief. As set forth below, comment is sought on issues relating to the importance of emergency Amateur Radio Service communications and on impediments to enhanced Amateur Radio Service communications. Stakeholder entities and organizations, including the Amateur Radio, emergency response, and disaster communications communities, are particularly encouraged to submit comments.
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