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9-1-1 Ballot Item Excludes Records Upgrade
January 23, 2013A costly records management system is not included in a sales tax proposal the Boone County Commission placed on the April ballot Tuesday morning in an effort to improve local 9-1-1 and emergency management services.
Read full articleTom Cruise Possibly Latest Target of Fake 9-1-1 Call
January 18, 2013BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Tom Cruise may be the latest so-called “swatting” victim after police responded to a 911…
Read full articleFCC Meets with Land Mobile Frequency Coordinators
January 18, 2013The FCC met with land mobile frequency coordinators on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, to discuss how to handle licenses for systems in the VHF and UHF band that have not complied with the Jan. 1, 2013, narrowband deadline.
Read full articleArk. Woman Dies After 9-1-1 Call Not Put In System
January 17, 2013LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas 911 operator did not enter a call into a computer system that would have notified police and fire dispatchers of a mother and son trapped inside a vehicle in a pond, authorities said Wednesday. The woman died hours later, and her 5-year-old son was in critical condition Wednesday, police said.
Read full articleEvergreen Fire-Rescue Gearing Up for Radio-Frequency Shift
January 17, 2013Evergreen Fire/Rescue is switching from wide- to narrow-band radio to meet a federal mandate that took effect the first of the year.
Read full articleAPCO’s Sunshine Fund
January 17, 2013Did you know that APCO International has a way for members to help their colleagues in need? In 2004, APCO’s…
Read full articleTait Trunked Digital Mobile Radio Network to Be Installed in Washington
January 16, 2013January 15, 2013, Houston, Texas – Tait Communications, a global leader in providing communications solutions, has been selected by Grant County…
Read full articleReport Released on Statewide Efforts to Improve Law Enforcement Responses to People with Mental Illnesses
January 16, 2013New York‹The Council of State Governments (CSG) Justice Center released a new report today that highlights statewide initiatives for supporting…
Read full articleCleveland Transit Police Release iWatch App for Rider Safety
January 16, 2013iWatch RTA puts crime tipping and crime reporting into the palm of your hand allowing individuals to get crime information and…
Read full articleAnderson County Opens New 9-1-1 Unified Emergency Communications Center
January 16, 2013GILBERT, S.C. – January 15, 2013 –In August 2012, the Anderson County Emergency Services Division deployed Avtec’s Scout™ radio dispatch consoles to…
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