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High Desert, Calif., Emergency Operations Center Budget Skyrockets
December 8, 2011The San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday [Dec. 6] agreed to increase the construction budget of the High Desert Public Safety Operations Center in Hesperia by 45 percent. … It includes a $4.75 million 800-megahertz radio upgrade project.
Read full articleConfused Callers Vilifying Wrong Fire Department
December 8, 2011OBION, Tenn. (AP) — A volunteer firefighter in the West Tennessee city of Obion says the department is getting ugly…
Read full articleFirst Data-Driven Policing Training Held in RI
December 8, 2011PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Representatives from 10 police departments in Rhode Island and Massachusetts have participated in a training focusing…
Read full articleMore Drivers Texting at Wheel, Despite State Bans
December 8, 2011WASHINGTON (AP) — For all the criticism and new legal bans, texting by drivers just keeps increasing, especially among younger motorists.
Read full articleNation’s Public Safety Leadership Reiterates Support for S.911
December 8, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – December 8, 2011 –As Congress continues to move forward with legislation to allocate D block spectrum to…
Read full articleAFC INDUSTRIES RELEASES THE C-LINE CONSOLE™
December 7, 2011AFC Industries, Inc., manufacturer and designer of ergonomic command and control consoles, workstations, video walls, plasma carts and accessories, has released its C-Line Console™.
Read full articleTRITECH SOFTWARE SYSTEMS STRENGTHENS CUSTOMER SUPPORT WITH CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
December 7, 2011SAN DIEGO, CA (November 30, 2011) – TriTech Software Systems, a leading provider of Public Safety and Medical Transportation software solutions, announced the establishment of a Center of Excellence to strengthen its level of service and support offerings for TriTech customers.
Read full articleNORTHCOM Improves Communication Efficiency at Phoenix Nuclear Exercise
December 7, 2011Fort Collins, CO (November 30, 2011) – On Nov 3rd , the Arizona Vigilant Guard exercise involved approximately 250 government agencies and 8,000 participants responding to simulated flooding and an improvised nuclear device detonation in the Phoenix metropolitan area.
Read full articleGreene County, Missouri’s new Public Safety Center designed to withstand tornadoes
December 7, 2011Springfield, MO (November 30, 2011) – Springfield, Missouri, is only 73 miles from Joplin, where a deadly EF-5 tornado killed 162 people earlier this year. Although it is difficult to know when and where one of these deadly tornadoes will hit, Springfield and the surrounding communities can be comforted knowing their community’s new emergency operations and communication center is built to survive manmade and natural disasters, including EF-5 tornadoes – a category reserved for only the fiercest and most devastating of tornadoes.
Read full articlePacAtlantic, Inc. Announces NEW line of Portable Lighting Systems for use in Emergency Situations by First Alert, Police, Security and Fire Fighter
December 7, 2011(HAINESPORT, NJ) SMP Electronics announces an exciting new portable emergency lighting system more powerful and more versatile than any thing currently available: SAMALITE HD200 Portable Lighting System comes in a Varity of models each designed to meet specific lighting requirements for first alert environment where nothing less than maximum lighting, light weight and equipment versatility is demanded.
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