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New York City Unveils New Public Safety System
May 10, 2011“The Personal Localized Alerting Network, what we call PLAN,” said FCC Chair Julius Genachowski on May 10, “is a new technology and service that will turn your mobile device into an emergency alert device with potentially lifesaving messages when public safety is threatened.” The statement came during a press conference at the site of the World Trade Center to announce the launch of PLAN in New York City.
Read full articleNathan Lee Talks about 9-1-1 Flaws in North Dakota
May 6, 2011More than three years after his 21-year-old wife was abducted and murdered, Nathan Lee stood Thursday before a group of strangers in North Dakota to tell his story. He spoke about flaws in the 911 system, miscommunication, a lack of standardized training and the need to do better. The 911 professionals in North Dakota were the latest of what will be many more people to experience Lee’s personal mission to change the emergency call system nationally.
Read full articleSpillman customers receive upgraded mobile software at no cost
May 5, 2011SALT LAKE CITY – May 4, 2011 – Spillman Technologies has released an enhanced software product designed to help law and fire agencies access critical information from the field.
Read full articleSocial Media the Internet and Law Enforcement Conference To Be Hosted By Chicago Police Department
May 5, 2011CHICAGO, IL (May 4, 2011) – On May 9-11, 2011, the Chicago Police Department (CPD) will host the third Social Media the Internet and Law Enforcement (SMILE) Conference at Chicago Police Headquarters to discuss the use of social media to improve law enforcement, crime prevention and officer safety.
Read full articlePresident Obama’s Visit to Ground Zero Underscores Need for First Responder Network
May 5, 2011Washington, D.C. — President Barack Obama’s visit to Ground Zero in New York City today is an important reminder of the need for a nationwide public safety broadband network, announced the Public Safety Alliance. The network would ensure that first responders have the spectrum they need for reliable and efficient interoperable communications and strengthen their emergency response capabilities with faster more secure broadband capabilities.
Read full articleFrom the Field to the Hill
May 5, 2011Legislative offices on Capitol Hill were filled yesterday with 145 EMS providers advocating for three issues near and dear to their hearts. These providers joined in Washington, D.C., yesterday as part of the second annual EMS on the Hill Day.
Read full articleObama Pays Respects at Ground Zero
May 5, 2011NEW YORK — Marking Osama bin Laden’s death where the terrorist inflicted his greatest damage, President Barack Obama soberly laid a wreath Thursday at New York’s ground zero and declared, “When we say we will never forget, we mean what we say.”
Read full articleA 9-1-1 Dispatcher Car for NASCAR
May 5, 2011If you had the opportunity to raise the visibility of your profession, would you take it? This spring APCO International Florida Executive Council Representative Debbie Gailbreath is participating in a contest to do just that by unconventional means: designing a 9-1-1 Dispatcher Car for NASCAR.
Read full articleDHS Launches Month-Long Multiband Radio Pilot
May 4, 2011WASHINGTON— The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate today announced the kick-off of a 30-day…
Read full articlePictometry Receives Investment from Spectrum Equity Investors
May 4, 2011Rochester, NY, May 4, 2011 – Pictometry International Corp., the leading provider of aerial oblique
imagery and measuring software, announced today that it has received a $63 million minority equity
investment from Spectrum Equity Investors. As a result of the transaction, Spectrum Managing Director
Chris Mitchell will join the Pictometry board of directors.
