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Ambulance Provider’s Area Exclusivity May Have to Withstand Open Bidding
June 25, 2012Riverside and San Bernardino counties, Calif.: If you’re in the Inland area and need an ambulance to get to a hospital, chances are American Medical Response will take you there.
Read full articleAmateur Radio Group Can Operate During Emergency
June 22, 2012EATON – The Preble Amateur Radio Emergency Services, which provides backup communications during natural disasters, will enhance its self-training skills by offering public demonstrations of its emergency capabilities at the Preble County Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security on Saturday.
Read full articleTop Cop: Response to 9-1-1 Calls Changed
June 22, 2012Chicago has quietly embarked on a dramatic change in 911 dispatch to free police officers to respond to the most serious crimes, Police Supt. Garry McCarthy disclosed Thursday.
Read full articleCayman Islands Government and Cayman Heart Fund Team to Provide Enhanced Response to Sudden Cardiac Arrest
June 22, 2012Boca Raton, FL –Atrus, Inc., announced that it has contracted with the Cayman Islands Government to provide its AED Link…
Read full articleMan Gets Three Months in Jail, Probation for His Phony 9-1-1 Call
June 21, 2012A Carol Stream man who delayed his own arrest by calling 911 to falsely report a man with a gun has been sentenced to probation and jail, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Read full articleSenate Panel Rejects 9-1-1 Privacy Measure
June 21, 2012A [California] Senate committee has rejected a bill spurred in part by the release of 911 tapes involving Demi Moore.
Read full articleLet Them Shine
June 21, 2012Sharing knowledge is a sign of leadership and teamwork. If you have people in your center who have special skills or talent, encourage them to develop that talent. You shouldn’t feel threatened, but instead excited that you have people on your staff who can help your division shine!
Read full articleBill Seeks Cellphone Tax Law Change
June 20, 2012New York: Two state lawmakers recently announced a bill that would change the current tax law on cellphones to ensure that nearly 60 percent of surcharge funds go to counties and local governments for public safety purposes.
Read full articleDartmouth Police Department Implements APCO EMD
June 19, 2012Daytona Beach, FL- June 19, 2012 – Residents in Dartmouth, Ma., now have the added strength of APCO Institute Emergency Medical Dispatch behind their 911 call center because the Dartmouth Police Department recently implemented the program.
Read full articleNorth Shore Leaders to Vote on Bayside Handling 9-1-1 Cell Calls
June 19, 2012Glendale, Wisconsin – People dialing 9-1-1 on a cellphone will be routed to the new consolidated police dispatch center in Bayside, based on a proposal approved by the Glendale Common Council on Monday.
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