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Rockefeller Says White House Public Safety Meeting Will Advance Bipartisan Legislation
June 14, 2011Washington, D.C.—Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV praised the Administration today on its plans to host a White House meeting on Thursday with national, state and local public safety representatives on the need to provide first responders with the first ever nationwide, interoperable communications network.
Read full articleNew Command Overview for Emergency Operations with PlanView Sliding Whiteboard Multi-Track Systems
June 14, 2011Macedon, NY – June 2011 – Magnatag’s PlanView multiple track cabinets hold up to 10 sliding magnetic steel whiteboards, maps and bulletin panels, turning an ordinary wall into a flexible, easy to use visible Emergency Information Center. A Rocky Mountain Search and Rescue operation says, “Our PlanView boards give us an overview. They hold all the relevant details about the subject and search plan. Before, we kept everything on paper making it hard for multiple people to read and update. Having all the information in front of the planning group works much better and allows teams to self brief.” A Department of the Navy operations team leader from Virginia says, “We use it as a multi-purpose operations information center. We slide the boards out for briefings and use the front panel to cover sensitive information. It’s nice to be able to put our own maps on the boards and change them when we want. The fact that it can be moved is important if we ever have to change facilities.”
Read full articleGreatCall® 5Star™ Safety Survey Reveals Americans Admit to Being Unprepared for What Life Throws at Them
June 14, 2011San Diego, Calif. – June 14, 2011 – As part of the company’s support and sponsorship for the National Safety Council’s June Safety Month initiative, GreatCall, Inc., a leader in wireless services focused on helping its customers stay connected, safe and healthy, today announced the results of its own 5Star Safety survey conducted by TNS Global. This press release is part one of a three part series from the company. The national independent Omnibus poll of 1,000 U.S. adults reveals that Americans are putting themselves in harm’s way with behavior they know is risky.
Read full articleBountiful Police Department Launches New Reporting Features by FATPOT Technologies to Better Serve and Protect Communit
June 14, 2011Bountiful, Utah (June 8, 2011) – In today’s world of heightened public safety, the demand for fast and efficient emergency response times and reporting data has never been greater. That’s why the Bountiful Police Department is taking a proactive approach to community safety – by implementing new features to its existing reporting technology.
Read full articleMicrosoft’s Solutions Architect to Vice-Chair IJIS Institute Committee
June 14, 2011Ashburn, Va., June 9, 2011. The IJIS Institute, a nonprofit organization that focuses on mission-critical information sharing for justice, public safety, and homeland security, announces that Iveta Topalova, Solutions Architect at Microsoft, has been selected as the Vice-Chair of the IJIS Institute’s Emerging Technology Committee.
Read full articleOrem Woman Meets Dispatcher Who Helped Save Her Life
June 14, 2011Orem, Utah — A 26-year-old school teacher, her mother, a 9-1-1 dispatcher and Orem paramedics reunited on Monday to share a story about a life saved thanks to quick thinking, teamwork and CPR.
Read full article9-1-1 Call from Big 5 Assistant Manager Shows Calm Under Pressure
June 14, 2011Watsonville, Calif. — Police continue to investigate what prompted a 22-year-old Watsonville man to load and fire a gun inside a Big 5 sporting goods store before he was shot dead by police. Officers also praised the store’s assistant manager, who they said stayed remarkably calm as she described the shooter’s movements to a 9-1-1 dispatcher. Listen to the call.
Read full articleWireless Device Challenges
June 13, 20119-1-1 technologies have evolved immensely, and the technology continues to develop faster than PSAPs can implement changes. In 1986 when I began my career, our agency had no CAD system or 9-1-1 trunk lines, and there was no such thing as a cell phone. Fast forward to 2011. PSAPs have had to make leaps and bounds into new technologies, and telecommunicators have had to adjust by leveraging resources and new equipment and with some creative thinking.
Read full articleEmergency Responders Need Access to D-Block Spectrum
June 13, 2011By Kevin McGinnis, Sun Journal Original publication date: June 12, 2011 Lewiston, Maine — An apartment house engulfed in flames….
Read full articleRockefeller Excited as Legislation Advances
June 13, 2011U.S. Sen. Jay Rockefeller said he’s committed to passage this year of a sweeping reform of the way the country’s first responders communicate with one another. Rockefeller has sponsored the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act, which would create a nationwide, interoperable, wireless broadband network for emergency workers and first responders
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