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Reps. Seek Update on NextGen 9-1-1 Implementation and Solutions to Patchwork 9-1-1 System
June 22, 2016Today, Reps. Norma J. Torres (D-CA) and Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) requested an update from the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the implementation of NextGen 9-1-1 systems across the country and the impact diverting local and state 9-1-1 fees has had on emergency services.
Read full articleFCC Commissioner Says Time to Get Moving on 9-1-1 Grants, NG9-1-1 Program
May 20, 2016FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said it’s time to put the 9-1-1 grant funding included in the Middle Class Tax Relief…
Read full articleRichmond (Va.) Implements PulsePoint Respond and PulsePoint AED
April 14, 2016Richmond became the first community in the state of Virginia to implement PulsePoint Respond and the associated PulsePoint AED app. Following a soft launch on March 24, 2016, the launch was announced to the public during a press conference on April 6, 2016.
Read full articleAutomated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) Program Updates from Texas
April 14, 2016The Grand Prairie, Tex., 9-1-1 PSAP is the newest PSAP and third in Texas to launch the ASAP program. Grand Prairie went live with the ASAP program on March 21, 2016.
Read full articleTransatel DataSIM Extends Footprint to New Zealand
December 10, 2015The global internet access solution for travelers now covers the Land of the Long White Cloud. Travelers to this region of the world are no longer dependent on local Wi-Fi availability, nor forced to pay high roaming charges for cellular connectivity.
Read full articleSt. Johns County Dispatchers Get Advice from Person Behind 9-1-1 call
September 18, 2015Dispatchers representing law enforcement agencies from all over northeast Florida were in St. Johns County Thursday for a training workshop led by a man who was on the other end of a 911 call, Nathan Lee, president and founder of the Denise Amber Lee Foundation. (The St. Augustine Record)
Read full articlePasco 9-1-1 Telecommunicator Helps Man Save Dad with CPR
May 27, 2015Lauren Bertke, a Pasco County emergency communications worker, is being lauded for her efforts in helping a caller use CPR to resuscitate and save the life of his father.
Read full articleKids Can Now Practice Calling 9-1-1
May 21, 2015Thanks to a donation from the officials regulating the 9-1-1 system in Holmes County, the East Holmes Local Schools nurse, Tami Bucklew, was able to purchase an interactive 9-1-1 simulator from Retina Systems.
Read full articleCalif. Girl, 6, Saves Mother with 9-1-1 Call
May 14, 2015While mothers across the nation will be bombarded with cards and coffee mugs on Mother’s Day, a Hemet girl gave her mother the best gift of all: a saved life.
Read full articleGlitches Could Force Quicker 9-1-1 Upgrades in Butler County (Penn.)
October 3, 2014Two recent glitches with the Butler County (Penn.) emergency dispatch system may signal that the county needs to act faster on an upgrade, county commissioner Bill McCarrier said.
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