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Will County 9-1-1 Backhauls Crucial Dispatch Information with Exalt
July 21, 2011CAMPBELL, Calif. — Exalt Communications announced that Will County 9-1-1 in Ill. has deployed Exalt microwave backhaul systems to connect its new dispatch center in Bolingbrook, Ill., with a regional switching center approximately 13 miles away.
Read full articleDes Plaines Approves Cell Tower for Public Safety & Lease
July 21, 2011The Des Plaines city council Tuesday night reversed an earlier decision to deny a 100-foot cellphone tower despite opposition from neighbors who say it would lower their property values and pose health risks. The proposal by T-Mobile calls for erecting a lattice tower.
Read full articleFired Guard Says He Was Ordered Not to Call 9-1-1 before a Detention-Center Death
July 20, 2011West Palm Beach, Fla. — A guard who was on duty when an 18-year-old died at a West Palm Beach juvenile detention center stepped forward Monday, saying that he was ordered not to call 911 when he thought something was wrong.
Read full articleMen Suspected of Hallucinating Call 9-1-1 for Help
July 20, 2011Springfield, Ga. (AP) — South Georgia authorities say two men became so high on drugs they began hallucinating and called 9-1-1 when they thought intruders had broken into a home.
Read full articleArchitects Design Group Designs Okeechobee County Emergency Operations Center
July 19, 2011Winter Park, FL (July 15, 2011) – Architects Design Group (ADG), headquartered in Winter Park, announced the firm has completed the $3.6 million, 14,500 square foot Okeechobee County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and 911 Communications Center.
Read full articleCODY Systems’ C.O.B.R.A. Information-Sharing Platform Chosen by the South Central Pennsylvania Task Force
July 19, 2011Project is Phase 1 of anticipated roll-out to provide one-stop searching of real-time, actionable information across all law enforcement agencies in the eight-county region, regardless of RMS vendor, at the desktop and in the field, to enhance officer/citizen safety and homeland security
Read full articleGrays Harbor Public Utility District Taps Exalt for Network Backhaul
July 19, 2011CAMPBELL, Calif., July 19, 2011 – Exalt Communications today announced that Grays Harbor Public Utility District (GHPUD), a public utility based in Aberdeen, Washington has deployed Exalt microwave backhaul systems to carry critical SCADA and automated meter reading (AMR) traffic from its substations to its main data center. GHPUD provides electrical service to customers in northwestern Washington, and its network also carries two-way radio and 911 voice traffic for Grays Harbor county agencies and Ethernet traffic for Internet service providers.
Read full articleAPCO International Releases 5th Edition of Communications Training Officer Course
July 19, 2011Daytona Beach, FL—July 15, 2011— The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International will debut the fifth edition APCO Communications Training Officer (CTO) course at APCO International’s 77th Annual Conference & Expo, August 7th-10th in Philadelphia, Pa.
Read full articleDistrict of Columbia Selects PURVIS Systems for Fire Station Alerting System
July 19, 2011Middletown, RI, July 19, 2011 – PURVIS Systems Incorporated, an IT systems and services provider for public safety, emergency management and defense industries, announced today that it has been awarded a $2.63 million contract with the District of Columbia to implement the PURVIS Fire Station Alerting System™ (PURVIS FSAS™). The system is being installed in 37 locations throughout the District, including the Public Safety Command Center (PSCC), the Unified Communication Center (UCC), all 33 Fire Stations, the Fire Boat and the District’s Radio Shop.
Read full articlePulsePoint Foundation Begins Work to Extend Reach Of Lifesaving Fire Department Mobile Phone App
July 19, 2011SAN RAMON, CA – The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District is proud to announce the formation of the PulsePoint Foundation. The new nonprofit organization has been established to guide, enhance and expand the reach of the Fire Department CPR notification app released earlier this year. The Fire Department app empowers everyday citizens to provide life‐saving assistance to victims of Sudden Cardiac Arrest. “The app crowd‐sources Good Samaritans to events where the potential need for bystander CPR is high,” said Fire Chief Richard Price. “The vital work of the PulsePoint Foundation has already begun,” added Price. “PulsePoint is set to begin partnering with nearly two hundred fire and EMS agencies that have expressed interest in deploying the application in their communities.”
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