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Barre Switches to Regional 9-1-1 System
July 2, 2012BARRE (Mass.): The voice answering the 9-1-1 call may be unfamiliar, but other than that the move today from local to regional dispatch should be seamless, Police Chief Erik Demetropoulos said.
Read full articleEmergency Run Ending
July 2, 2012MORRISTOWN – Before Hamblen County had a 9-1-1 system, it had Jimmy Peoples.
Read full articleBoard Discusses Details of Proposed 9-1-1 Tax
June 29, 2012The Boone County/Columbia (Mo.) Public Safety Joint Communications board agreed yesterday to abandon its 1977 agreement so it can try to establish a new governing board and win passage of a sales tax to fund operations.
Read full articleWeather Alerts Coming Soon to Smartphone Near You
June 28, 2012MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorney Bob Burns already gets a lot of information from his smartphone, but he welcomes the prospect of getting a little more — free warnings about life-threatening weather from a sophisticated new government system.
Read full articleDuPage Fire Districts Form Alliance to Reduce Costs, Improve Efficiency
June 27, 2012The DuPage Public Safety Communications, or DU-COMM, a Glendale Heights-based regional service, handles 911 calls for the four municipalities and reprogrammed a software system for the alliance when it went live in February, Berk said. Now, when DU-COMM receives a call for an emergency within the four communities, it dispatches the closest available fire station of the 10 in the alliance, he said.
Read full articleFire Chiefs, County Officials Fight Over Fees
June 27, 2012City of Delafield – An angry Delafield alderman has demanded an apology from Waukesha County Executive Dan Vrakas for the conduct of one his department directors during a debate between county officials and local fire chiefs over the fees the county plans to charge the local departments for computer software licenses.
Read full articleOfficials Welcome Devens Regional Dispatch Center
June 27, 2012DEVENS — On Tuesday, ground broke on 270 Barnum Road on Devens, the site of the future Nashoba Valley Regional Dispatch Center.
Read full articleArkansas First to Launch Statewide Smart911 Emergency Call System
June 27, 2012LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas is the first state in the country to launch Smart911, an enhanced public safety and emergency dispatching system.
Read full articleSBA Communications Buying Towers in $1.45B Deal
June 26, 2012BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Communications tower operator SBA Communications Corp. is buying 3,252 towers in a cash-and-stock deal valued…
Read full articleThe U.S. Conference of Mayors Applauds COPS Grants for U.S. Cities
June 25, 2012U.S. Conference of Mayors President Philadelphia (PA) Mayor Michael Nutter issued the following statement after an announcement in Philadelphia today by Attorney General Holder about COPS Hiring Grants being awarded to U.S. Cities:
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