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Social Media Helps Thwart Home Invasion
March 24, 2011Bartow County, Ga. — Social media could be credited with the arrest of one of four men suspected in a home invasion on Highway 20 Spur. A 19-year-old man used his computer to notify a friend of the alleged burglary around 9 p.m. on March 16.
Read full articleArkansas 9-1-1 Dispatchers Get Minimum Training Signed into Law
March 23, 2011Although many cities, counties and agencies in Arkansas provide training for 9-1-1 telecommunicators, there is not a state requirement. But that is beinging to change: HB1741 will be signed by the governor today. Although it is not mandatory, it will make training available through the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy.
Read full articleOregon Bill Extending 9-1-1 Tax to Prepaid Cell Phone Users Falters in Legislature
March 23, 2011A bill that would require prepaid cell phone users to pay the same tax as other phone users to support the 9-1-1 emergency system appears to be foundering in the Oregon Legislature.
Read full articleSandusky Man Calls 9-1-1 from Jail Cell, Said Being Held Against Will
March 23, 2011Sandusky, Ohio — A 26-year-old Sandusky man talked himself into an extra charge when he called 9-1-1 on a cell phone from inside a holding cell at the Sandusky Police Department. He told the dispatcher he was being held against his will, according to a Sandusky police report.
Read full articleFlorida Councilman Learns that a Call to 9-1-1 from Cell May Be Rerouted
March 22, 2011Palm Beach, Fla. — Councilman Robert Wildrick learned through experience that a cell phone call placed in Palm Beach to 9-1-1 may get bounced around before ringing in at the town’s telecommunications center at the police station. Wildrick used his cell phone when he found himself face-to-face with an emergency situation last season at the docks of the North End’s Sailfish Club.
Read full articleAtherton Teacher Remains on Paid Leave Following Student’s 9-1-1 Call
March 21, 2011Atherton Calif. — Almost two weeks after wrapping up an investigation into allegations that a frustrated Selby Lane School teacher swore at students and knocked over a desk, the teacher is still on paid leave, a Redwood City school district official confirmed Friday.
Read full article9-1-1 Center Helps Youngsters Practice for Real Call
March 21, 2011Allegheny County, Pa. — Emma Mahathey knew exactly what to do when her mother suffered an injury falling down a flight of stairs: remain calm and call 9-1-1. The McClellan Elementary School second-grader stayed composed as she answered questions from 9-1-1 dispatcher Lee Silnutzer.
Read full articleOld Tower May Be Key to Northern Exposure
March 18, 2011A decommissioned 75-foot tower slated to be dismantled may be the key to providing better emergency communications in northern Lincoln County. County Manager Tom Stewart told county commissioners Tuesday that Emergency Services Director Travis Atwell constantly is looking for ways to improve emergency service communication in the county.
Read full articleRegional Communications Upgrade to Narrowband Set for July
March 18, 2011Paris, Maine — A planned upgrade to the county’s emergency communications will finally happen in July. According to James Miclon, regional communications director for Oxford County, the federally-mandated switch to narrowband radio communication has been paid for with a $289,000 federal grant from the Department of Homeland Security.
Read full articleAPCO Member Advisory on H.R. 607, Broadband for First Responders Act
March 17, 2011In February, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Peter King (R-NY) and Ranking Member Bennie Thompson (D-MS) introduced H.R. 607, the…
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