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Kansas: Commission to Consider Radio Contract Negotiations
April 18, 2012After more than a year of research, the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Management Board has a recommendation for the county’s new emergency 911 radio system provider.
Read full articleTennessee: 9-1-1 Board Mapping Out New Plans
April 18, 2012Within the next two months, the Shelby County 911 board will be advertising to see who can build a county computerized map to help emergency dispatchers do a better job of getting police, fire or medical personnel where they need to go.
Read full articleWhat Is Teamwork?
April 17, 2012We hear so much about “teamwork” and being a “team player” these days. We see it in ads for employment, we see it in our evaluations, and we even see it on motivational posters. There’s no “I” in TEAM after all. But have you really stopped to think about what the term teamwork really means?
Read full articleDispatchers Receive Accolades
April 17, 2012Along with Renfroe, recognition went to dispatchers Cynthia Vaughn of Southaven, Toya Allison of Olive Branch and Daffy Darby of Horn Lake. Also, DeSoto Sheriff’s Department dispatchers were honored collectively.
Read full articleProsser Considers Outsourcing Dispatch
April 17, 2012City officials in Prosser will hold a public comment session April 24 regarding outsourcing the police dispatch center.
Read full articleWireless Telecommunications Bureau and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Provide Supplemental Guidance for Licensees in the 150-174 MHz and 421-512 MHz Bands Seeking Waivers of the January 1, 2013, Narrowbanding Deadline
April 17, 2012This Public Notice provides supplemental guidance to licensees seeking waivers of the Federal Communications Commission’s January 1, 2013 deadline for…
Read full articleTechnical Advisory Board for First Responder Interoperability Workshop
April 17, 2012April 23, 2012 / 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM EDT / Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St, SW, Washington, D.C.,…
Read full articleJamie Barnett, FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Chief, to Return to the Potomac Institute
April 17, 2012Washington, D.C. – FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski today announced Jamie Barnett, Rear Admiral USNR (Retired), Chief of the FCC’s Public…
Read full article25-Year Veteran of SBPD Is Fired
April 16, 2012SOUTH BEND – First it was the police chief. Now the South Bend Police Department’s director of communications is out of a job.
Read full articleNew York City War Over 9-1-1 Report
April 16, 2012Josh Margolin, The New York Post The city [New York City] will appeal a Supreme Court ruling this week requiring…
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