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New 911 System Shares Details with Rescuers
June 10, 2011With most 911 calls, the only information operators get is the phone number, type of phone used to make the call, an address if the call was made on a landline or a latitude-longitude location if it’s from a cellphone.
Read full articleFEMA, FCC Announce Nationwide Test of the Emergency Alert System
June 10, 2011Washington, D.C. — June 9, 2011 — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s FEMA and the FCC will conduct the first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS). The nationwide test will occur on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. EST and may last up to three and a half minutes.
Read full articleThe Well-Traveled Delegate
June 9, 2011In his 30-year communications career, Manfred Blaha has attained an international level of expertise in the ever-changing and wide-ranging world…
Read full articlePanasonic Toughbook 19 Receives System Performance, Display and Storage Upgrades
June 9, 2011Secaucus, N.J. — Panasonic Solutions Company announced upgrades to its Toughbook 19 fully-rugged convertible tablet. The updated device features a standard voltage processor, increased RAM and hard drive capacity as well as speed, a brighter sunlight-viewable screen and more.
Read full articleVote 21-to-4 in Favor of Bipartisan D Block Bill
June 9, 2011During the June 8 executive session of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, the committee voted 21 to 4 in favor of sending S. 911, the Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Innovation Act of 2011, to the Senate for consideration. Multiple amendments were accepted to the original legislation (S.28) to shape its current form during the hearing.
Read full articlePolice Release 9-1-1 Recordings from Alameda (Calif.) Drowning
June 9, 2011Alameda, Calif. — Dolores Berry pleaded with a police dispatcher to hurry and rescue her mentally ill stepson after he decided to kill himself by walking into the waters off an Alameda beach May 30. “He’s way out in the water right now. He’s trying to drown himself!” Berry told a dispatcher from a cellphone borrowed from a passer-by.
Read full articleAPCO President Bill Carrow Responds to Milestone for Rockefeller-Hutchison Public Safety Bill
June 9, 2011On June 8, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation voted on and passed S. 911, The Public Safety Spectrum and Wireless Broadband Act of 2011. The legislation will now go to the full Senate for debate. Read the response from APCO International President Bill Carrow on the latest developments.
Read full articleNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Endorses Rockefeller-Hutchison Public Safety Bill
June 9, 2011Washington, D.C.—New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg this week announced that he is supporting efforts by Chairman John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV and Ranking Member Kay Bailey Hutchison to give first responders a dedicated nationwide communications network.
Read full articleCalifornia’s Largest Tribe Deploys First White Space Broadband For Remote Public Safety Environment
June 9, 2011Yurok Reservation, Calif. — June 1, 2011 — The Yurok Reservation in Northern California has a dedicated public safety line in order to access criminal databases and will soon have the ability to conduct live video training with their fire fighters, support clinics that can perform virtual telemedicine, and implement an emergency services plan that is completely self-sufficient. The new TV White Space technology and the backbone network being built to support it will transform the Yurok community’s public safety communications system.
Read full articleKnowledge Transferred at APCO Global Congress
June 8, 2011This week, APCO has gone truly international. The APCO Global Congress was held June 6-8 in Dubai, one of the…
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