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Civilian Dispatch A Way of Life in Connecticut’s Greater New Haven
January 6, 2014The days of dialing and talking to a uniformed officer appear to be numbered.
Read full articleGa. Christmas Display Prompts Emergency Response
January 2, 2014Atlanta homeowner says he hopes he didn’t offend anyone by his Christmas decoration of a mannequin with outstretched arms entangled in a string of Christmas lights.
Read full articleDialing 9-1-1 on an Old Cellphone Not Child’s Play
December 30, 2013Parents giving children old cellphones to play with might not realize those phones can still dial one number: 9-1-1.
Read full articleNorth Dakota City Commission Approves Computer Dispatch System
December 27, 2013A split Mandan City Commission narrowly approved a computer dispatch system used in Bismarck and Burleigh County that had been offered to the city and Morton County for emergency services.
Read full articleCalifornia County to Get New Radio System
December 27, 2013After six years, San Bernardino County is finally on its way to overhauling its antiquated public safety radio system, and will be getting a state-of-the-art digital system at a cost of more than $158 million.
Read full articleGeorgia Christmas Display Prompts Emergency Response
December 27, 2013A metro Atlanta homeowner says he hopes he didn’t offend anyone by his Christmas decoration of a mannequin with outstretched arms entangled in a string of Christmas lights and clinging to a ledge that prompted an emergency response to his house.
Read full articlePennsylvania County Officials: Switch to 9-1-1 Goes Well
December 18, 2013Two weeks after Westmoreland County emergency dispatchers began fielding Murrysville’s police calls, county and municipal officials agree the switch went smoothly.
Read full articleNorth Dakota County Dispatch System Debated
December 16, 2013Burleigh County and Bismarck’s offer for Morton County and Mandan to use the city-county computer-aided dispatch system seems like a simple and inexpensive option to improving emergency location services and swapping data among the four entities.
Read full articleIndiana County 9-1-1 Deadline Looms
December 12, 2013The state has mandated that all counties consolidate their emergency dispatch centers to one or two locations by the end of 2014.
Read full articleIndiana E-911 Funding Split Questioned
December 12, 2013Enhanced 911 fees were appropriated to various departments last week by the St. Joseph County Council – for hopefully the last time, according to commissioner Andy Kostielney.
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