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California: Four-year-old Boy Calm In A Crises
September 11, 2012Ian Baldwin’s parents, Mike and Misti, repeatedly instructed their son what to do if his mom, who has epilepsy, suffered a seizure.
Read full articleMobile Phone App Puts CPR-Trained Users at the Scene of the Emergency
September 11, 2012PulsePoint, a free, GPS-powered iPhone and Android app, alerts CPR-trained bystanders if somebody nearby is having a cardiac emergency.
Read full articlePennsylvania: 9-1-1 Calls Made Easy
September 11, 2012The Adams County 9-1-1 Communication Center has gone through a recent upgrade that emergency officials say greatly enhances the work done by its dispatchers.
Read full articleFCC Issues Proposed Rule about Post-Reconfiguration of 800 MHz Band Channel Plans Along the U.S.-Mexico Border
September 7, 2012WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 — Federal Communications Commission has issued a proposed rule called: Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Seeks…
Read full articleAPCO Conference Reveals Common Concerns, Issues & Solutions
September 6, 2012I am returning home from APCO International’s 78th Annual Conference & Expo in Minneapolis, Minn. This is my favorite time…
Read full articleState Maps for 9-1-1 Calls
September 6, 2012Remember the vivid and graphic images that the Mars Rover took of the Red Planet? That same technology will be used later this year in Shelby County.
Read full articleGrant Brings iPads and Spanish Lessons for Oxnard Firefighters
September 6, 2012Oxnard firefighters will learn Spanish on iPads with help from a grant from State Farm, the company announced this week.
Read full article$1.26M Stimulus Grant
September 6, 2012The 25-year-old son of West Virginia homeland security director Jimmy Gianato is being paid through a $126.3 million federal stimulus grant that Gianato oversees.
Read full articleRadios for Cops May Cost Millions
September 6, 2012WEST PALM BEACH — The city could take a $5 million loss on a police radio system that it installed but never activated.
Read full articleRadio Problems in Casino Spur Amplifier Requirement
September 6, 2012The Des Plaines City Council on Tuesday night approved amending the city’s fire code requiring radio amplifiers that would allow police and fire personnel to send and receive radio signals within larger city buildings.
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