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Zetron’s Acom System Chosen for L.A. County’s New Metro Fire Comm Center
July 29, 2011A 63-position Zetron Advanced Communication (Acom) console system has been chosen to equip the Los Angeles Fire Department’s new Metro Fire Communication Center. The Acom system was chosen for its ability to meet the project’s exacting requirements cost effectively. The system will also provide a migration path to the area’s upcoming Project 25 regional radio infrastructure.
Read full articleAPCO International Conference & Expo Panel on New Statewide 9-1-1 Assessment Guidelines Provides Unique Opportunity for Feedback
July 29, 2011Ebensburg, Pa – July 29, 2011 Don’t miss your opportunity to provide live feedback on the new National 9-1-1 Assessment Guidelines (Guidelines) to the workgroup that developed them. Join members and staff of the National 9-1-1 Assessment Guidelines Workgroup (NAGWG) and Laurie Flaherty of USDOT in the panel discussion, “Guidelines for Statewide 9-1-1 System Assessments: Coming to a State Near You,” at the APCO International 77th Annual Conference & Expo in Philadelphia, PA on Monday, August 8 at 2:30pm in Room 109AB.
Read full articleFCC Accuracy Requirements for Wireless Carriers
July 29, 2011In its Second Report and Order dated Sept. 23, 2010, the FCC adopted new rules governing the accuracy of location information provided by wireless carriers to PSAPs.[1] There’s much good news in this order. One of the best aspects will require accuracy measurements from the county or PSAP geographic level. Prior to this, carriers had said they wanted to average accuracy levels over larger regional areas. In these cases, large cities where carriers could supply high-accuracy levels would skew the results for rural counties. Not all the news is good, however.
Read full articleMaine EMA Director Tells U.S. Senate Committee Emergency Communications in Maine Is ‘Relatively Healthy’
July 29, 2011The director of the Maine Emergency Management Agency told a U.S. Senate committee on Wednesday that emergency communications in the state have improved since the terrorist attacks of 2011, thanks in large part to federal funding.
Read full articleCohasset 9-1-1 Call about Baby a Hoax
July 29, 2011COHASSET, Ma. — Police in Cohasset say a 911 call from a woman who claimed she had just given birth behind a gas station and needed medical help was apparently a hoax.
Read full articleAPCO International Announces P33 Training Program Certifications
July 28, 2011DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Four public safety agencies have met or exceeded the minimum training standards for the APCO International Project 33 Training Program Certification-2010 and will be awarded at APCO’s 77th Annual Conference, August 7th-10th in Philadelphia, Pa.
Read full articleSprint Nextel and LightSquared Announce Spectrum Hosting and Network Services Agreement
July 28, 2011RESTON, Va., and OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – LightSquared and Sprint Nextel announced today they have entered into a 15-year agreement that includes spectrum hosting and network services, 4G wholesale, and 3G roaming. This spectrum hosting arrangement leverages Sprint’s investment in its innovative, multi-year Network Vision plan.
Read full articleLESA’s Allen Fenner: The Personal Side
July 28, 2011In its monthly director’s report, LESA (Law Enforcement Support Agency) in Tacoma, Wash., recently profiled Allen Fenner, a LARIAT tactical analysis coordinator (TAC), who is a former police officer of 29 years. In his current position, he monitors incoming 9-1-1 calls and quickly coordinates background data on the response area, information given by calltakers, suspect identifications, aliases and their associations.
Read full articleInsidious Interference
July 28, 2011Dear Radiohead: Recently, my agency had interference on our radio system. For a few days, it was so bad we couldn’t hear our patrol units, but we could hear units from a department 200 miles away. Then the problem just disappeared. What gives?
Read full articleCity Disappointed with County Approval of PSAP Proposal
July 28, 2011ALAMOGORDO, N.M. — During its regular meeting Tuesday, the Alamogordo City Commission voted down a proposal from the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration to resolve the PSAP consolidation issue, a point of contention between local officials and the state for nearly a decade.
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