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9-1-1 Call: “I do believe Gabby Giffords was hit.”
January 13, 2011Tucson, Ariz. — A 9-1-1 caller witnessing the mass shooting outside a grocery store in Tucson describes a frantic scene.
Read full articleArizona Shooting Targets US Congresswoman, Kills 6
January 13, 2011Tucson, Ariz. — A gunman nearly unloaded a semiautomatic weapon at a busy supermarket Saturday during a public gathering for Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, wounding the Democrat and killing Arizona’s chief federal judge and five others in an attempted assassination that left Americans questioning whether divisive politics had pushed the suspect over the edge.
Read full articleFranklin County’s $6.9 Million Communications System Ready to Go
January 13, 2011Chambersburg, Pa. — Franklin County’s $6.9 million 911 dispatch system has passed muster, and will see use later this month. Police departments will be the first agencies to switch to the new emergency communications system, according to county Emergency Services Director David Donahue. Municipalities will follow later this month. Fire and ambulance companies will begin moving over in February. The transition will continue over the course of a year.
Read full articleNumber of 9-1-1 Calls Keeps Rising
January 13, 2011Columbia, Mo. — The Columbia/Boone County Office of Emergency Management is reporting a 1.14 percent increase from 2009 totals, with 71,092 emergency calls for the year. The increase is the second consecutive year calls topped the 70,000 mark, according to a news release.
Read full articleWarren County Looks at Upgrades for Comm Center
January 13, 2011Lebanon, Ohio — It was one of the first 9-1-1 comm. centers in the state when it was completed in 1989. However, new technologies and a growing county demanding more services has stretched the Warren County Comm Center to the point that it needs to be upgraded to meet the county’s public safety needs.
Read full articleNYPD Investigates 9-1-1 Tragedy
January 11, 2011New York City — The NYPD is investigating a nine-hour delay in responding to a 911 call from a Brooklyn woman who went into labor during the crippling post-Christmas snowstorm and wound up losing her baby.
Read full articleFCC’s Final Rule on Improving Public Safety Communications Sent to House
January 10, 2011Washington, D.C — The House Energy and Commerce Committee has received an executive branch communication from the Federal Communications Commission.
Read full articleFCC Issues Proposed Rule about Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Notice of Inquiry
January 8, 2011Washington, D.C. — Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule called: Wireless E9-1-1 Location Accuracy Requirements; E911 Requirements for IP-Enabled Service Providers. The proposed rule, published in the Federal Register on Jan. 7.
Read full article5 Massachusetts Towns to Study Regional Dispatch
January 7, 2011Douglas, Ma. — A draft agreement for a feasibility study to regionalize emergency dispatch services among Douglas, Northbridge, Sutton, Uxbridge and Upton will be presented to selectmen for approval at the their next meeting, Town Administrator Michael J. Guzinski told the board at its Jan. 4 meeting.
Read full articleModel for Media Relationships
January 6, 2011Ramon Korionoff is communications director for the Prince George’s County (Md.) State’s Attorney’s Office and maintains an open relationship with the media for the benefit of justice. He says, “Prosecutors are sometimes the sole voice for victims, and I’m able to bring that message into the public forum.”
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