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Pictometry Acquires GeoEstimator
May 24, 2011Rochester, NY, May 23, 2011 — Pictometry International Corp. announced today that it has acquired Indianapolis-based GeoEstimator, a leading provider of roof measurements based on aerial imagery.
Read full articleDelaware State Police Foils Child Custody Incident with help of New World Systems’ Information sharing solution
May 24, 2011Troy, Mich. (May 23, 2011) — Advanced information sharing technology and fast-thinking dispatchers in two Delaware counties helped the Delaware State Police (DSP) investigate a child custody complaint. On April 17, 2011, the Delaware State Police 911 Call Center in Sussex County, Delaware (SUSCOM) received a call from a mother stating that her 4-year-old child had been taken by an ex-boyfriend and was in immediate danger.
Read full articleAPCO International Recognizes 7 Recipients for the 2011 Public Safety Communications Award Program
May 24, 2011Daytona Beach, Fla. — The Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International will honor recipients of APCO’s Annual Public Safety Communications Award Program at the 2011 Conference & Exposition in Philadelphia, Pa. this August.
Read full articleMan Arrested for Pocket Dialing Police During Yard Work
May 24, 2011Bangor, Maine (AP) — Police say a man wanted for failing to pay fines accidentally helped officers find him when he repeatedly “pocket dialed” emergency services hotline 911 while doing yard work.
Read full articleSome Sirens Fail to Sound in Washington County, Minn.
May 23, 2011Stillwater, Minn. (AP) — The Washington County sheriff’s office is investigating after some warning sirens failed to sound during Sunday’s severe weather. After the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning Sunday, the sheriff’s office activated the outdoor warning sirens for central and northern Washington County. But first responders reported that sirens did not go off in some cities.
Read full articleAPCO International Selects 2011 Horizon Award Winners
May 23, 2011Daytona Beach, Fla. — APCO International has awarded both Salt Lake Valley Emergency Communications Center and City of San Luis Obispo Communications Center with the Horizon Award for their proactive technologic achievements within the communications center and the public safety industry.
Read full articleAPCO Rebrands MEDS Software as 9-1-1 Adviser
May 23, 2011Daytona Beach, Fla. — May 20, 2011 — APCO International’s popular talking software recently underwent a rebranding. Now known as 9-1-1Adviser, the easy-to-use software interfaces with agencies’ current CAD systems or stands alone to provide practical instructions for public safety telecommunicators.
Read full articleGlendora PD Launches Website for Public to View 9-1-1 Responses
May 23, 2011Glendora, Calif. — From a computer, citizens can see all the crimes and incidents being reported to the Glendora police via a newly-launched feature on the Glendora Police Department’s website.
Read full articleMan Pocket Dials 9-1-1; Drug Conversation Heard
May 23, 2011Gainesville, Ga. — Authorities say a Georgia man “pocket-dialed” 911 and the dispatcher on the other end overheard people discussing a drug deal.
Read full articleConfusion Hampered 9-1-1 Response in Boy’s Brush with Camel
May 23, 2011Knoxville, Tenn. — A few more details — but not all of the answers — are emerging from a Thursday incident in which emergency medical personnel were not allowed inside the Knoxville Zoo to treat a boy who had been injured by a camel.
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