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Dispatching Is a Career and a Passion for Padty Mayhew Davis
February 9, 2012“You can’t let your emotions affect how you do your job because it could impede the outcome for citizens and officers,” says Padty Mayhew Davis.
Read full articleSan Pablo Woman Arrested after Police Say She Called 9-1-1 More Than 3,000 Times in Four Months
February 9, 2012SAN PABLO — A serial 911 caller went to jail this week, after police said she dialed for emergency help more than 3,000 times since September.
Read full articleSpokane 9-1-1 Calltaker Broke Protocol on Handling of Hang-up Call from Murder Victim
February 9, 2012Spokane county officials said an investigation into the December homicide of a Deer Park woman revealed a call to the 911 communications center from the victim’s cellphone was not forwarded to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office for investigation, a breach of protocol that has prompted a review of the center’s procedures.
Read full articleLESA Statement about Powell 9-1-1 Calls
February 9, 2012Things that we now know about this evil tragedy are not always so clear to those involved in the initial moments. What happened with this call first comes to us blindly on the other side of a phone; it is only in hindsight that we see things that are not apparent to the call takers.
Read full articleSheriff Unhappy with Dispatcher in Powell Case
February 9, 2012A 9-1-1 recording reveals a social worker’s urgent attempts over more than six minutes to get a dispatcher to send deputies after Josh Powell locked himself and his two sons in his home.
Read full articleEnhanced Interoperability with Broadband Push to Talk
February 8, 2012January 23, 2012 Catalyst Communications Technologies, Inc., a leading provider of Radio Control over IP solutions to the Push-to-Talk marketplace,…
Read full articleNow Accepting Nominations for the 9-1-1 Honors Gala
February 8, 2012Nominations are now being accepted to for the 2012 9-1-1 Honor Awards to honor heroes and leaders in 9-1-1. The…
Read full articleZetron Joins Digital Mobile Radio Association
February 8, 2012With its recent entry into the Digital Mobile Radio (DMR) Association, Zetron joins a network of the world’s leading radio-solutions…
Read full articleDenise Amber Lee Foundation Receives Motorola Solutions Foundation Public Safety Grant
February 8, 2012ENGLEWOOD, FL (January 25th, 2012) – The Denise Amber Lee Foundation today announced it has received a $10,000 grant from…
Read full articleMotorola Solutions Completes Phase 1 Public Safety LTE Basic Functionality Testing, Proceeding to Next Phase
February 8, 2012SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Jan. 12, 2012 – Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI), a leader in the development of Public Safety…
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