Posts From External News Source
Los Angeles City Fire Department Admits to Misleading Response Data
March 21, 2012Los Angeles City Fire Department response times are under scrutiny following a department admission that it presented misleading data to city officials during last year’s budget talks.
Read full articleFBI, Justice Department Investigate Florida Crime Watch Shooting
March 21, 2012The growing national attention — and outcry — over the case of an unarmed black teen in Florida who was fatally shot by a self-proclaimed neighborhood watch captain has culminated with the federal government’s announcement that it will launch an investigation.
Read full articleMotorola Solutions Gets ComEd Digital Radio Deal
March 21, 2012Motorola Solutions said Monday it has signed a $22 million contract with electric utility Commonwealth Edison to set up a digital radio system to serve ComEd’s Northern Illinois service territory.
Read full articleNational Sheriffs’ Association Statement on the Neighborhood Watch Tragedy in Florida
March 21, 2012Alexandria, VA – For nearly four decades, the Neighborhood Watch Program (housed within the National Sheriffs’ Association (NSA)) has worked…
Read full articleWhat Is Protocol When Calling 9-1-1?
March 21, 2012The recent shooting of an unarmed teenager in Florida – and the ensuing public outrage – has raised the larger issue of just how far civilians should go in assisting police. Over the weekend, officials in Florida released tapes of 911 calls related to the Feb. 26 shooting of Trayvon Martin, 17, in a gated community outside Orlando. Martin reportedly was walking to his father’s house from a nearby 7-Eleven, carrying a bag of Skittles and a drink.
Read full articleKeep Kids Safe During Poison Prevention Week
March 21, 2012SANTA FE – National Poison Prevention Week began Monday and the New Mexico Department of Health reminds parents to store hazardous materials (including cleaning products and medication) out of children’s reach.
Read full articleOT Pay Spikes at 9-1-1 Center in Chicago
March 21, 2012Overtime at Chicago’s 9-1-1 emergency center more than doubled during the first two months of this year, thanks to a 13.2 percent increase in call volume and Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s decision to reduce the ranks of police and fire dispatchers, records show.
Read full articleAchievement/Emergency Team Honors 2; Hollinger, Hilliard Help Prepare Citizens
March 21, 2012The Shelby County (Tenn.) of Preparedness Reserve Program, under the leadership of Community Emergency Response Team coordinator Eugene Jones, recently honored two of its outstanding members – Willie Hollinger of Cordova and Alexander “Ham” Hilliard of Bartlett.
Read full articleTampa’s $6m Radio Plan
March 15, 2012Police plan to spend $6 million on portable radios for the Republican National Convention to try to prevent the kind of chaos that marred the start of the 2008 GOP convention in St. Paul, Minn.
Read full articlePalo Alto Communications Center to Temporarily Relocate This Weekend
March 15, 2012Palo Alto’s communications center will temporarily relocate from the basement of City Hall to the Mobile Emergency Operations Center between Friday and Monday while that part of the building undergoes a seismic retrofit, the police department announced Monday.
Read full article