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April 8-14: National Public Safety Telecommunications Week
March 29, 2012We are celebrating the second full week of April (April 8-14, 2012) as National Public Safety Telecommunications Week. This week,…
Read full articleDuty-Related Trauma Exposure in 9-1-1 Telecommunicators
March 29, 2012“Our research is the first to reveal the extent of emotional distress experienced by emergency dispatchers while on duty. The results show the need to provide these workers with prevention and intervention support as is currently provided for their frontline colleagues. This includes briefings and training in ways to handle emotional distress.”
Read full articleHouse Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Hearing; ‘Cybersecurity: Threats to Communications Networks and Public-Sector Responses.’
March 29, 2012Good morning, Chairman Walden, Ranking Member Eshoo, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify on the important topic of cybersecurity threats to communications networks. The Federal Communications Commission has been working with a broad cross-section of the broadband economy; world-class engineers who helped invent and develop the Internet and who understand the latest technologies and trends; award-winning academics; and dedicated federal partners from across government to address the threat posed by cyber attacks.
Read full articleJohnson’s Joint Communications Director Resigns
March 28, 2012IOWA CITY — The executive director of Johnson County’s joint emergency communications center has resigned.
Read full articleProblem: 9-1-1 Calls from Cell Phones, in Buildings
March 27, 2012MANCHESTER – Cell phones are so prevalent these days that even 9-1-1 calls from inside buildings are made more often from cell phones than desk phones.
Read full articleAnalyzing 9-1-1 Calls in Fla. Shooting Death
March 26, 2012Pending the outcome of some voice analysis, there is arguably enough evidence in the 911 tapes to warrant the arrest of George Zimmerman in connection with the Feb. 26 shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. The voice testing is needed to determine if Zimmerman uttered a racial slur while in pursuit of Martin, and which of the two can be heard crying out for help during their altercation in Sanford, Fla.
Read full article9-1-1 Commission Mulling Changes to Pay Plan
March 23, 2012Members of the Communications District No. 1 Commission, which oversees the 911 system in the parish, are looking at making changes to the contracts it has with the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office and the municipalities it serves.
Read full articleFCC Mandates Force Costly Update for Two-Way Radios
March 23, 2012Thousands of public and commercial mobile radios in the Dayton area are being reprogrammed or replaced to meet federal mandates intended to reduce harmful interference to public safety communication systems and make more efficient use of radio frequencies.
The mandates affect all two-way radio system operators, including police, fire, hospitals, utilities, schools, and commercial manufacturing and business.
Read full articleLos Angeles City Fire Department Admits to Misleading Response Data
March 21, 2012Los Angeles City Fire Department response times are under scrutiny following a department admission that it presented misleading data to city officials during last year’s budget talks.
Read full articleFBI, Justice Department Investigate Florida Crime Watch Shooting
March 21, 2012The growing national attention — and outcry — over the case of an unarmed black teen in Florida who was fatally shot by a self-proclaimed neighborhood watch captain has culminated with the federal government’s announcement that it will launch an investigation.
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