Posts From Public Safety Communications
The Politics of Perfume & Your Co-Workers
June 22, 2011Dear Radiohead: One of my co-workers likes to practically bathe in their favorite scent. I’m not someone with a “sensitive nose,” but sometimes I can’t concentrate it’s so strong. Should telecommunicators really be allowed to wear perfumes and colognes on duty? What do I do? — Signed, Eau de toilette
Read full articleIntrado Acquires Contact One
June 16, 2011LONGMONT, Colo., June 15, 2011 — Intrado Inc., a subsidiary of West Corporation and a leading provider of 9-1-1 technology solutions, today announced the acquisition of Contact One, a leader in integrated 9-1-1 geographic information system (GIS) data management solutions for public safety.
Read full articleCassidian Communications to Display Public Safety Innovations at 2011 NENA Conference
June 16, 2011• Company will exhibit breadth of current and future security and communications products in booth #701
• NG9-1-1 Innovation Demo Suite will showcase the future of emergency call handling with higher levels of integration and management
Wireless Device Challenges
June 13, 20119-1-1 technologies have evolved immensely, and the technology continues to develop faster than PSAPs can implement changes. In 1986 when I began my career, our agency had no CAD system or 9-1-1 trunk lines, and there was no such thing as a cell phone. Fast forward to 2011. PSAPs have had to make leaps and bounds into new technologies, and telecommunicators have had to adjust by leveraging resources and new equipment and with some creative thinking.
Read full articleThe Well-Traveled Delegate
June 9, 2011In his 30-year communications career, Manfred Blaha has attained an international level of expertise in the ever-changing and wide-ranging world…
Read full articleRockefeller, Hutchison Deliver Bipartisan D-Block
June 8, 2011Washington, D.C. — The Public Safety Alliance congratulates the overwhelming majority of Republican and Democratic members on the Senate Commerce Committee for working together in passage of S.911, supporting the nation’s first responders’ top priority communications issue.
Read full articlePublic Safety Urges Senators to Deliver Bipartisan D-Block Bill
June 7, 2011Washington, D.C. — The Public Safety Alliance is calling for Republicans and Democrats to work together for the benefit of the safety of the American people. One day before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation’s scheduled Wednesday markup of the “D-Block” allocation bill by Chairman Jay Rockefeller and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison, the PSA announced that it is absolutely critical for members of the Senate Commerce Committee to approve S.911: the SPECTRUM Act of 2011.
Read full articleEagles Legend to Speak about Achieving Dreams in Philadelphia
June 2, 2011Daytona Beach, Fla. — The APCO International’s Annual Conference attendees will get a true Philadelphia experience. Vince Papale, the former Philadelphia Eagles walk-on legend, is the keynote speaker at the August public safety communications event.
Read full articleCorrecting the Record as Myths Perpetuate
June 2, 2011Alexandria, Va. — As another hearing is undertaken, and in the aftermath of a second hearing on spectrum policy held last week by the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, the Public Safety Alliance today responded to statements, reports and assertions made by those who continue to question public safety’s need for spectrum and funding to achieve nationwide mission-critical broadband capabilities.
Read full articleAPCO International Recognizes 7 Recipients for the 2011 Public Safety Communications Award Program
May 24, 2011Daytona Beach, Fla. — The Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International will honor recipients of APCO’s Annual Public Safety Communications Award Program at the 2011 Conference & Exposition in Philadelphia, Pa. this August.
Read full article