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Tenn.: Prepaid Cellphone Was Only Link to City 9-1-1
April 8, 2013astate emergency management official bought a prepaid cell phone, and 9-1-1 officials urged anyone having an emergency to call that cellphone’s number
Read full articleFlorida Woman Arrested After Calling 9-1-1 Eight Times
April 8, 2013Police arrested a woman who repeatedly called 9-1-1 to report a burglary at her home.
Read full articleIndiana Man Calls 9-1-1 and Reports He’s Driving Drunk
April 8, 2013A northern Indiana man who called 9-1-1 and told dispatchers he was driving drunk and needed to be taken off the road got his wish when a sheriff’s deputy arrived.
Read full articleTelecommunicator Spotlight: Virginia Radio System Manager Lisa Thompson
April 5, 2013Lisa Thompson currently serves as the radio system manager, but she has vast experience in the communications arena, including dispatching.
Read full articleApril Is National 9-1-1 Education Month
April 4, 2013The NG9-1-1 Institute and the National 9-1-1 Education Coalition call upon public and elected officials to recognize and promote Be 9-1-1 Ready for the month of April 2013.
Read full articleDial 9-1-1: Whether from a Cell Phone or Landline, 9-1-1 Is the Number to Call in an Emergency
April 4, 2013Due to recent social media postings, St Tammany Parish Communications District would like to address the issue of dialing 112 from a cell phone to be connected to an emergency call center.
Read full articleFlorida: Regional 9-1-1 System Urged
April 4, 2013CLEARWATER If you dial 911 in Pinellas County, a person answers your call in the basement of a building in downtown Clearwater and, if a crime is involved, transfers your call to your local law enforcement agency, often many miles away.
Read full article4 Ohio Telecommunicators Go to Extraordinary Lengths to Locate Patient
April 4, 2013On March 25, four Ohio telecommunicators—Angie Smith, Kerrie Kimpel, Cora Haytas and Elizabeth “Betsy” Reed—went to extraordinary lengths to locate a patient at the request of his wife, who could not say where her husband was, only that he needed help.
Read full articleNCMEC Is Pleased to Announce Its Newest 9-1-1 Call Center Partner
April 3, 2013The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is pleased to announce its newest NCMEC 9-1-1 Call Center Partner: Coral Springs Police Department – Communications Unit.
Read full articleNew 800 MHz Band Plan for U.S.-Mexico Sharing Zone
April 2, 2013Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band
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