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FCC Extends Deadline for Membership Nominations Until April 12, 2013, for Communications Security, Reliability and Interoperability Council
March 20, 2013On February 12, 2013, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) opened nominations and expressions of interest for membership on the rechartered Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC or Council), a federal advisory committee that provides recommendations to the Commission on ways it can improve the security, reliability, and interoperability of the nation’s communications systems. The original deadline for nominations and expressions of interest was March 20, 2013. By this Public Notice, the deadline to submit nominations and expressions of interest is extended to April 12, 2013. There is no change in the procedures for submitting nominations and expressions of interest, which are set forth below.
Read full articleCity of Colorado Springs and El Paso County Select Televate to Conduct a Functional & Life-Cycle Audit of the Pikes Peak Regional Communications Network
March 19, 2013Televate LLC, announced that the City of Colorado Springs and El Paso County in Colorado awarded a contract to Televate to perform a functional and life-cycle audit of its Pikes Peak Regional Communications Network (PPRCN).
Read full articleYork County Department of Emergency Services Advances 9-1-1 Technology
March 18, 2013York County Department of Emergency Services (YCDES), Pennsylvania, will soon implement New World Systems’ Aegis Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) Enterprise.NET.
Read full articleFirstNet Board Members Commit to Building a Network to Meet Mission-Critical Standards
March 14, 2013If the nationwide public safety broadband network does not meet mission-critical standards and come up to public safety grade, “we…
Read full articleFlorida: Man Calls 9-1-1 after Setting Fire
March 14, 2013Authorities say a convicted arsonist called 9-1-1 to report his neighbor’s house was on fire and then sat in his yard, drinking beer as fire consumed the house.
Read full articleTennessee: Emergency 9-1-1 Center Improves Call Times
March 12, 2013In 2012, 96 percent of the 215,276 emergency calls dispatchers received were answered before the second ring.
Read full articleSalt Lake City Police: Self-Described ‘Next Osama’ Made More Than 100 Threats via 9-1-1
March 11, 2013Salt Lake City police said the threats were made to police officers in general, not specific individuals.
Read full articleMissouri: Sales Tax Proposal Asks Voters to Pay for Major Changes to 9-1-1 Services
March 11, 2013To increase the ranks of workers who take those calls and build an $11.3 million center to house the operations, among other improvements, Boone County government will ask voters in April to approve a three-eighths-cent sales tax to fund combined 9-1-1 and emergency management services.
Read full articleConnecticut: 9-1-1 Upgrade Centralizes Dispatch
March 11, 2013The new update was more difficult because it had to be done while the room was still functioning as a 9-1-1center.
Read full articleDispatch Response to Largest Vehicle Crash in Ohio History
March 7, 2013At 11:35 on Jan. 21, a snow-burst came through the Colerain Township area and caused a chain reaction crash on I-275, which involved more than 80 vehicles, numerous injuries and one fatality. This was the largest vehicle crash in Ohio history, and it was handled with skill and professionalism by the telecommunicators involved.
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