Posts From Public Safety Communications
President Obama’s Visit to Ground Zero Underscores Need for First Responder Network
May 5, 2011Washington, D.C. — President Barack Obama’s visit to Ground Zero in New York City today is an important reminder of the need for a nationwide public safety broadband network, announced the Public Safety Alliance. The network would ensure that first responders have the spectrum they need for reliable and efficient interoperable communications and strengthen their emergency response capabilities with faster more secure broadband capabilities.
Read full articleFrom the Field to the Hill
May 5, 2011Legislative offices on Capitol Hill were filled yesterday with 145 EMS providers advocating for three issues near and dear to their hearts. These providers joined in Washington, D.C., yesterday as part of the second annual EMS on the Hill Day.
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May 4, 2011A fight between two teenagers breaks out in a small pocket park in downtown Redlands, Calif. A dispatcher quickly turns a surveillance camera on the incident and surveys the scene while calling an officer to respond. Those around the scene do nothing to break up the fight, while one of the combatants receives a kick to the head. The perpetrator begins to leave the scene as a responding officer arrives. Arrest made, evidence on file, case closed.
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April 29, 2011Prospect Park in Redlands, Calif., is a charming and beautiful wooded area that hosts the yearly Redlands Theatre Festival. But it wasn’t always a desirable place for an afternoon stroll or a place to spend Sundays with your family. For too long, the park was a prime location for drug-related crimes, but that was before “the cameras.”
Read full articleFirst-Ever National EAS Test Could Flood PSAPs
April 27, 20119-1-1 centers could experience a strong burst of calls when the first-ever national test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) is conducted later this year. During the national EAS test, no matter where citizens tune, they will hear the same EAS tones and message. Public overreaction is a distinct possibility.
Read full articleAPCO International Thanks Executive Director George Rice for 5 Years of Dedicated Service and Leadership
April 26, 2011Daytona Beach, Fla. — APCO International today expressed its gratitude to Executive Director George Rice for his diligence in leading the association into an era of organizational and programmatic growth. Rice will step down from his position with APCO effective June 30 to move to another association leadership setting, that of Executive Director of the 9-1-1 Industry Alliance.
Read full articleCPRA 2011 Dispatcher Awards
April 21, 2011On April 14, the Southern California Chapter of APCO (CPRA) hosted its 23rd annual Telecommunicator Awards banquet at the Quiet Cannon in Montebello, Calif. There were more that 250 award winners, family, friends and co-workers in attendance to celebrate and to help honor their peers.
Read full articleCPRA 2011 Technical Awards
April 20, 2011On April 14, the Southern California Chapter of APCO (CPRA), hosted its annual National Public Safety Telecommunications Week Awards banquet. Earlier in the day, it honored those who design and maintain those systems that make dispatching possible. A number of qualified candidates were nominated making the selection process difficult.
Read full articleUtah Loves Its Telecommunicators!
April 20, 2011Utah celebrated their heroes during National Public Safety Telecommunications Week — and what a celebration it was! Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed a declaration announcing that this second week in April will be recognized as Telecommunications Week. Learn how some of the agencies celebrated this year.
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April 20, 2011The Hamilton County Public Safety Communications Center located at the Sheriff’s Office in Noblesville, Ind., celebrated the week with our co-workers from the Noblesville Communications Center.
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