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Social Media and Public Safety Communications—Jakarta Police Provide a New Approach
September 24, 2013A different approach for emergency communications center to utilizing social media to communicate with the community was found literally half-way around the world in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Read full articleTuscaloosa County Planning Consolidated 911 Center
September 23, 2013County officials are looking to consolidate emergency dispatch services to eliminate 911 calls being answered by dispatches from different agencies and callers having to be transferred.
Read full articleSouth Carolina’s Isle of Palms, Sullivan’s Island Latest to Join Charleston County 9-1-1 Call Center
September 23, 2013For years, IOP has operated 9-1-1 dispatch for both islands. Starting Oct. 1, that responsibility will fall to the county.
Read full articlePennsylvania County’s Outdated Funding Endangers County’s 9-1-1 Center
September 23, 2013A funding crisis within Allegheny County’s 9-1-1 dispatch system threatens to unravel decades of consolidation and could stick taxpayers this year with a $5.2 million bill.
Read full articleWisconsin Man Charged with Harassing 9-1-1 for a Pizza
September 23, 2013A 64-year-old Merton man was charged Sept. 16 with calling 9-1-1 more than a dozen times in less than an hour, telling police that they would be fired if he was not brought a deep-dish pizza.
Read full articleEmergency Responders Point to Radio Failure During Navy Yard Attack
September 23, 2013Navy firefighters who responded to the Washington Navy Yard shooting had faulty radios that hindered their communications, a union leader said Friday.
Read full articleCassidian Communications Expands Operations in Gatineau, Quebec
September 23, 2013Gatineau, already a major research and development (R & D) center for Cassidian Communications’ 9-1-1 portfolio, will now include R & D resources for the company’s Land Mobile Radio (LMR) division.
Read full articleTest Case on 9-1-1 Calls, Evictions Set For U.S. Trial
September 19, 2013A federal judge in Pennsylvania plans to hold a trial in a national test case over laws that threaten renters with eviction for making too many 9-1-1 calls.
Read full articleIllinois City to Join Fire Dispatch Service
September 16, 2013Des Plaines will be switching its emergency dispatch services for the city’s fire department to the Regional Emergency Dispatch Center, a consortium providing dispatch services for 14 area fire departments.
Read full articleComplete Emergency Communications Overhaul for Hawaii Emergency Warning System
September 16, 2013Federal Signal Alerting & Notification Systems announced that it has successfully completed the first phase of a statewide emergency warning system upgrade in Hawaii.
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