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Florida Man Misuses 9-1-1
July 15, 2013A Golden Gate man is accused of abusing 9-1-1 after Collier County deputies were unable to sort out his story about his neighbors dealing drugs and an unspecified deputy he called a racial pejorative.
Read full articleMaine: Budget Cuts Close Rumford Police Dispatch Window
July 15, 2013Police administrative officer Matthew Desroches’s job ended Friday afternoon due to budget cuts and the Rumford police dispatch center that Desroches manned closed at 4 p.m. for the same reason.
Read full articleEaton Tapped to Enhance Lighting and Energy Efficiency at Pentagon
July 15, 2013Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton announced it has received multiple service contracts from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to evaluate and modernize lighting systems at the Pentagon.
Read full articleCity of Fife, Washington Police Department Selects Tiburon’s Integrated CAD and RMS for Cloud Deployment
July 15, 2013Tiburon, Inc. announced that the City of Fife, Washington Police Department selected Tiburon to upgrade their current CAD and RMS to the industry’s fastest growing multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional, cloud-enabled platform –Tiburon’s CAD and RMS.
Read full articleSan Francisco: Asiana Passengers Called 9-1-1 Asking For Help
July 11, 2013Passengers who called 9-1-1 minutes after a Boeing 777 crashed at San Francisco International Airport said not enough help had arrived and they were doing their best to keep the critically injured alive, according to 9-1-1 calls that portray a scene of desperation.
Read full articleNew Jersey: Camden County to Enable Texting to 9-1-1 by December
July 10, 2013Camden County residents will soon be able to contact the county’s 9-1-1 call center by text message.
Read full articleSpreading Awareness of New 9-1-1 Law in New Jersey
July 10, 2013New law gives immunity to drug users who call for help for someone who has overdosed or needs medical attention.
Read full articleVirginia Commonwealth University Implements Intergraph Computer-Aided Dispatch System
July 3, 2013Virginia Commonwealth University recently completed a successful implementation of its dispatch center virtually connected to the existing Richmond, Virginia, communications center.
Read full articleOhio Dispatcher Helps Grandmother Deliver Baby Using APCO EMD Card
July 3, 2013Holman recently helped a grandmother assist in the delivery of a baby through the use of the county’s 9-1-1 system.
Read full articleMassachusetts: Smartphone Alerts Replace Reverse 9-1-1 System
July 3, 2013Worcester County Sheriff Lewis G. Evangelidis recently replaced the Reverse 911 notification system with what he said is a much speedier and more efficient public safety notification system called Ping4alerts.
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