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Florida County EMS Subscribes to AED Link for 9-1-1 Center
January 30, 2013Boca Raton, FL – January 21, 2013 — Atrus, Inc, and Orange County (Florida) EMS have announced a new partnership…
Read full articleGammaTech to Introduce Latest Rugged Durabook Tablet for the Utility Industry at DistribuTECH Conference and Exhibition
January 30, 2013Fremont, CA January 28, 2013 – GammaTech Computer Corp., a major international manufacturer and supplier of innovative notebook and…
Read full articleHarris Corporation Awarded $31 Million International Critical Communications System Contract
January 30, 2013Highlights: · Harris tactical and public safety technology will provide interoperable communications between military personnel and first responders. · Harris…
Read full articleOff-duty New York 9-1-1 Operator Helps Nab Armed Teen
January 29, 2013An off-duty 9-1-1 operator helped police capture a pistol-packing teen on a crowded Staten Island city bus by cleverly texting a co-worker to report the armed gunman, cops said.
Read full articleMaryland ‘Health Enterprise Zones’ Aim To Ease 9-1-1 Call Load
January 29, 2013As state officials announced the first “Health Enterprise Zones,” Annapolis health officials were among those celebrating the selection of the Annapolis 21401 ZIP code to receive the new designation, which is meant to address health disparities.
Read full articleTwo-hour 9-1-1 Disruption in Massachusetts’s City
January 29, 2013Between three and eight emergency calls couldn’t get through to dispatch earlier this month during a locally unprecedented two-hour disruption of the city’s 9-1-1 system caused by a Verizon equipment failure.
Read full articleNY 9-1-1 Call Details Escape From Plane in Hudson
January 29, 2013Two people whose single-engine plane crashed into the icy Hudson River were rescued after following a 9-1-1 dispatcher’s orders to get out of the plane just before it sank.
Read full articlePinellas County, Fla., Improves Fire Station Alerting
January 24, 2013Being awakened in the middle of a deep sleep by an urgent fire station alerting tone is never fun. But research indicates it could have serious effects on firefighters’ health, too. Although alerting is a necessary component of fire station life, one county is exploring ways it can be customized so that crews are only woken or notified when they’re truly needed to respond.
Read full articleAPCO Publishes ANSI Approved Standard for Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Training Coordinator
January 24, 2013Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International released the Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for…
Read full articleAPCO Publishes ANSI Approved Standard for Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for Public Safety Communications Supervisor
January 24, 2013Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International released the Core Competencies and Minimum Training Standards for…
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