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Commissioners Host Open House for New Weld County Regional Comm Center
February 27, 2014Weld County Board of Commissioners hosted an open house celebration for the new Weld County Regional Communications Center (WCRCC) in Colorado.
Read full articleChicago Area 9-1-1 System Under Scrutiny
February 12, 2014Austrian firm Frequentis agreed to build an emergency dispatch system for the SouthCom 911 Dispatch Center in Matteson (Ill.) that would be a showcase to the nation. Instead, the million-dollar system is riddled with glitches.
Read full articleAPCO Announces ANSI Approval of Standard for Common Incident Disposition Codes for Data Exchange
February 6, 2014APCO International received final approval from ANSI on December 13, 2013 for an American National Standard (ANS) that identifies a list of “common disposition codes for data exchange.”
Read full articleAPCO Announces ANSI Approval of Standard Public Safety Communications Instructors
February 6, 2014APCO International received final approval from ANSI on February 3, 2014 for an American National Standard (ANS) that identifies “core competencies and minimum training standards for public safety communications instructor.”
Read full articleNew York Couple Charged After Toddler Calls 9-1-1 15 Times
February 4, 2014Authorities have charged a northern New York woman and her boyfriend because the woman’s 2-year-old daughter used their cellphones to dial 9-1-1 a total of 15 times last month.
Read full articleUtah: Proposed Bill Would Require Consolidated Dispatch Centers
February 4, 2014Following the death of a Draper man who failed to get prompt emergency medical assistance, Salt Lake County leaders again Monday pushed for a consolidated 911 dispatch system.
Read full articleIllinois: Consolidated 9-1-1 Clears Hurdle in Lake Forest, Lake Bluff
February 3, 2014Lake Forest’s city leaders took the first step to entering an agreement with Lake Bluff, Highland Park and Glenview for centralized emergency 9-1-1 dispatch services Tuesday night, Jan. 21, by unanimously approving a resolution to draft a contract to set up the arrangement.
Read full articleYork County Department of Emergency Services Completes Successful Dispatch Upgrade
February 3, 2014York County Department of Emergency Services, Pennsylvania, has implemented new 9-1-1 technology that is streamlining the County’s emergency dispatch process.
Read full articleNorth Dakota: Burleigh Approves 9-1-1 Replacement
January 28, 2014The Burleigh County Commission has approved plans to replace its 9-1-1 communications with a system known as “next-gen 9-1-1.”
Read full articlePennsylvania: 9-1-1 Network Dish Headed To Airport
January 28, 2014A Fayette County 9-1-1 communications network dish “” not a cellphone tower “” will be built at the Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport in Dunbar Township.
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