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Great Products Aren’t Good Enough at Pryme
April 29, 2013Last year, Pryme introduced the SPM-2200 Trooper II speaker microphone, a truly great product for public safety, government, and other users.
Read full articleAvtec Scout V3.0 Simplifies Mobile System Design without Limiting Functionality
April 29, 2013The Emergency Services team takes pride in “outside the box” thinking, most recently demonstrated by building a completely new E911 call center at no cost to taxpayers.
Read full article9-1-1 Cell Callers in Seal Beach May Not Get Local Personnel
April 26, 2013SEAL BEACH — The kitchen fire may have been small, but the recent incident in Old Town has sparked big concerns among city officials about the city’s 9-1-1 emergency system.
Read full articleLeveraging Open Data, Building Apps for Public Safety
April 26, 2013One of the core goals of the president’s Safety Data Initiative is to empower first responders and the public with information to make the safest and smartest decisions when they need it. In support of this goal, there has been a proliferation of innovative public safety apps—a number of which have been highlighted at the OSTP-supported Safety Datapalooza—using open data from local governments and federal agencies.
Read full articleThe San Jose Police Department Announces Its Newly Established Department Direction
April 25, 2013The San Jose Police Department is pleased to announce its newly established Department Direction, “RCITI” (pronounced “Our City”).
Read full articleChristiansburg Police Release 9-1-1 Calls of Shooting at Mall Campus
April 23, 2013On Monday, Christiansburg police released the 9-1-1 calls that law enforcement received the day of the April 12 shootings at New River Valley Mall.
Read full articleLemhi (Idaho) Gets New Dispatch System
April 23, 2013SALMON – A state grant has allowed the Lemhi County Sheriff’s Office to replace a dispatch system that was the oldest in Idaho.
Read full articleMontana: 9-1-1 Dispatchers Play Vital Role
April 23, 2013I would like to express my appreciation for several ordinary people who do extraordinary things for our community: our 911 dispatchers. These everyday heroes answer thousands of calls every year from you and your neighbors in Gallatin County. Our 911 dispatchers have given instructions for CPR over the phone to a distraught mother whose child stopped breathing, and the very next minute have changed gears to find assistance for a parking complaint. They are the center of a variety of sources of assistance sending the appropriate help as soon as possible.
Read full articleKansas: Banquet Honors the Voices of 9-1-1
April 23, 2013During an emergency, the voice heard over the phone when calling 911 often is overlooked in the public service field, but for one week they are honored and thanked for their days and nights spent in a small room staring at computer monitors and answering phones.
Read full articleEditor Spends Night Hearing Redlands 9-1-1 Calls
April 23, 2013I did a ride-along with Redlands’ 911 dispatch operators because it’s Disptacher Appreciation Week. This was Carl Baker’s idea.
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