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Anderson County, S.C., Commissions Deployable Emergency Dispatch Vehicle with IP Dispatch Donation from Avtec
April 15, 2013Anderson renovated the donated FAA Flight Service Center building using county employee labor and funded it via savings from open-standards based equipment such as Avtec’s ScoutT IP console system.
Read full articleExplaining How & When to Dial 9-1-1 if Trouble Occurs
April 12, 2013You know how to dial 9-1-1 for help, but there still are lessons to learn during National 9-1-1 Education Month.
Read full articleBreaking News Update: Gunman Who Held 4 Ga. Firefighters Hostage Has Been Shot & Killed by Police
April 10, 2013SUWANEE, Ga. (AP) — A gunman who barricaded himself in a home in suburban Atlanta and was holding four firefighters hostage Wednesday afternoon has been shot and killed.
Read full articleMississippi: Circus Elephant Hit in Drive-By Shooting
April 10, 2013An elephant with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus was injured in an early morning drive-by shooting Tuesday but is expected recovery fully.
Read full article9-1-1 Audio Released from Fugitive Ex-LA Cop Manhunt
April 10, 2013uthorities on Tuesday released audio of a February 9-1-1 call from a California couple bound in their condo by fugitive ex-police officer Christopher Dorner.
Read full articleMultiple Victims in Stabbing at Texas Community College
April 9, 2013CYPRESS, Texas (AP) — More than a dozen people were wounded when a suspect went building-to-building in a stabbing attack at a Texas college campus Tuesday, authorities said.
Read full articlePublic Safety Agencies in Utah Team Up to Improve 9-1-1 Services
April 8, 20139-1-1 call centers serving Salt Lake, Davis, Weber and Morgan counties have taken the initiative to provide the first Internet protocol-capable 9-1-1 call delivery system in Utah.
Read full articleTenn.: Prepaid Cellphone Was Only Link to City 9-1-1
April 8, 2013astate emergency management official bought a prepaid cell phone, and 9-1-1 officials urged anyone having an emergency to call that cellphone’s number
Read full articleFlorida Woman Arrested After Calling 9-1-1 Eight Times
April 8, 2013Police arrested a woman who repeatedly called 9-1-1 to report a burglary at her home.
Read full articleIndiana Man Calls 9-1-1 and Reports He’s Driving Drunk
April 8, 2013A northern Indiana man who called 9-1-1 and told dispatchers he was driving drunk and needed to be taken off the road got his wish when a sheriff’s deputy arrived.
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