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Kansas County to Consider Renewing Tower Lease
October 17, 2013The Shawnee County Commission on Thursday will consider approving a contract continuing the arrangement through which the county at no cost leases the use of a Kansas Department of Transportation emergency communications tower.
Read full articleColorado Police Chief Looks to Improve 9-1-1 Call Center, Expand Force
October 17, 2013Colorado Springs Police Chief Pete Carey told the City Council on Monday that the 9-1-1 call center has had as many as 5,000 abandoned calls in one month and that it can take up to 30 minutes for police to respond to non-emergencies.
Read full articleMutualink Introduces Five New Products that Bring Emergency Communications to the ‘Edge’ with Desktop and Mobile Apps for Public Safety Personnel
October 15, 2013Referred to as the Mutualink Edge, they enable secure multimedia communications sessions on desktops, laptops, iPads, and smartphones.
Read full articleCassidian Wins Contract to Extend Asia’s Largest TETRA Network in Beijing
October 15, 2013Cassidian has been awarded a contract from the Beijing Just Top Network Communications Company Ltd. to update the Beijing Government Shared TETRA Network to the latest release standard and expand it to accommodate up to 110,000 users.
Read full articleSaying Goodbye to a Friend
October 14, 2013On July 14, 2013 a very dear friend and long time 9-1-1 professional passed away here in Ft. Myers (Fla.) at only 47 years old.
Read full articleMontana Woman Too Drunk To Get Out of Car Calls 9-1-1
October 14, 2013A woman is charged with felony drunken driving after police in Billings, Mont., say she called 9-1-1 and said she was too drunk to get out of her vehicle.
Read full articleMaine PD Budget Cuts Lead To Higher County Call Volume
October 14, 2013The increase in call volume is largely being taken in stride by dispatchers in South Paris, said center director James Miclon.
Read full articleRaytheon Provides Public Safety a Bridge from Land Mobile Radios to Smartphones and Tablets
October 14, 2013Raytheon’s INTEROP-7000 also positions public safety to become part of the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet). FirstNet will provide the first nationwide public safety broadband network.
Read full articleReliable Communications Help CERT “Do The Most Good For The Most People”
October 14, 2013Monterey City’s CERT is touted as one the best in the nation which has led to many other cities replicating Monterey’s program.
Read full articleAPCO Addresses Questions About Chrysler’s 9-1-1 Alert System
October 11, 2013As a follow up to APCO’s recent bulletin regarding the Chrysler Uconnect product, the following information is being provided in response to questions from numerous APCO members and public safety partners.
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