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County Still Searching for Dispatch Answer
October 19, 2011AUBURN — The controversy over who will answer when local people dial 911 goes on.
County commissioners have tossed out a September 2010 vote to merge Androscoggin County’s emergency dispatching center with Lewiston-Auburn 911, a move that would have created a single hub for the county’s emergency calls.
Read full articleJefferson County 911 Dispatch Adheres to Narrowband Mandate
October 13, 2011Jefferson County 911 Dispatch recently voted to spend $31.4 million to upgrade its radio equipment to meet federal narrowbanding requirements.
Read full articleTwo Communications Towers to Go up in Whittier, Puente Hills for Emergency Response System
October 13, 2011Los Angeles County is in the process of implementing the Los Angeles Regional Interoperable Communications System, a modern wireless voice and data communications system that will support 50 law enforcement agencies and 31 fire departments within the region. As part of the large scale project, two new 150-foot towers will be built early next year near Whittier and the Puente Hills Landfill, which the Board of Supervisors approved in November 2010.
Read full article911 Call Reveals Terror at Drugstore
October 13, 2011MIAMI TWP., Montgomery County – A Walgreen’s clerk was calm when she called 911 Saturday afternoon to tell police that a man carrying a rifle and dressed in fatigues had fired a shot inside the store. Police released the recording of the 911 call on Sunday.
Read full articleEditorial: Flaws in City’s 311 System Can Be Repaired
October 13, 2011Don’t hang up yet on Philadelphia’s fledgling 311 nonemergency call service. Despite a critical review by City Controller Alan Butkovitz, Mayor Nutter’s signature customer-service initiative – given more time, and with improvements suggested by Butkovitz – could live up to its promise.
Read full articleInterim Director Picked for 911 Center
October 13, 2011A veteran of consolidated 911 operations will take over the Delaware County dispatching center on an interim basis, if commissioners approve the appointment this week. The 911 board, which oversees the center, voted yesterday to appoint Barbara Temple as the interim director.
Read full articleFamily Lost in Corn Maze Calls 9-1-1
October 13, 2011DANVERS, Mass. (AP) — Authorities in Massachusetts say a family that got lost in a seven-acre corn maze called 911 for help, apparently taking advantage of the police department’s motto that says “We Want To Be Bothered.”
Read full articlePublic Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Announces Comment and Reply Comment Dates for the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Next Generation 911 Proceeding
October 13, 2011On September 22, 2011, the Federal Communications Commission adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Next Generation 911 (NG911) proceeding. The NG911 NPRM sought comment on a number of issues related to accelerating the development and deployment of NG911 technology that will enable the public to send emergency communications to 911 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) via text, photos, videos, and data and enhance the information available to PSAPs and first responders for assessing and responding to emergencies. The NG911 NPRM set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 60 and 90 days after publication in the Federal Register.
Read full articleSafety Chief: State Needs Just Two Emergency Call Centers
October 7, 2011AUGUSTA — Maine has 26 public safety answering points. Public Safety Commissioner John Morris believes they can be reduced to just two for the entire state. He said the move will save money, but others are not convinced that will work.
Read full articleNorth Jersey: Better Cop, Fire Radios Nearer
October 6, 2011You could almost hear the cheering across North Jersey last week as police and fire officials voiced support for proposed federal legislation to buy them new radios and fulfill a post-9/11 mandate to unify their disjointed communications system. But are these officials ready for the next step — regionalization?
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