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9-1-1 Dispatchers Handling More Foreign-Language Calls
February 22, 2011Hall County, Ga. — Calltaker John Hanes recognized the sounds on the other end of his telephone line, even if he didn’t know the words being spoken. The person had dialed 911 with an emergency.
Read full articleiPhone Theft Suspects Tripped Up by GPS App
February 22, 2011Chicago — Ed Scanlan used his iPhone to fight back against the guys who allegedly mugged him. His secret weapon: a computer service that allows iPhone users to find their phones using GPS technology.
Read full articlePalo Alto Asks FCC to Investigate Phantom Calls that Flooded Dispatch Center
February 22, 2011Palo Alto, Calif. — The Palo Alto Police Department on Wednesday asked the Federal Communications Commission to investigate a mobile device that flooded the city’s emergency communications center with 566 calls over a five-hour period in January, according to a police official.
Read full articleDispatch Center Ineligible for Historic List
February 22, 2011Spokane, Wash. — Spokane’s former fire dispatch center likely will meet the same fate as its next-door neighbor – the YMCA in Riverfront Park. The Spokane City-County Historic Landmarks Commission decided Wednesday that the building is not eligible to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places, clearing the way for the city to demolish it.
Read full articleAPCO Lauds Chairman Rockefeller’s Top Priority for Public Safety
February 17, 2011Alexandria, Va. — APCO supports remarks made on Wednesday by Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John D. “Jay” Rockefeller, IV, at a hearing on Capitol Hill to discuss development of a nationwide wireless, mission-critical broadband network for first responders.
Read full articleTop International Companies to Exhibit at APCO Global Congress in Dubai
February 17, 2011Alexandria, Va. — Public safety and security practitioners in the Middle East will experience the latest in public safety communications technology this June. That’s because APCO Global Alliance has assembled an impressive group of international technology companies to exhibit at its new APCO Global Congress in Dubai, UAE.
Read full articleJoin the APCO International Standards Development Committee
February 17, 2011The APCO International Standards Development Committee (SDC) is currently seeking public safety communications professionals who represent producers and general interests.
Read full articlePowerTrunk Confirms That It Is the First Vendor to Install a TETRA Network in the U.S.
February 17, 2011New York, N.Y. — PowerTrunk Inc. has installed the first TETRA land mobile radio network in the U.S. The PowerTrunk TETRA pilot, hosted by New Jersey Transit in Newark, went live in early November 2010 and was made public once the trials were successfully completed. All TETRA equipment used for the pilot is FCC-certified.
Read full articleReality on the Ground
February 17, 2011“When an emergency happens, we rely on first responders like police, firefighters and public safety officials to keep us from harm. Far too often we talk about the important role these brave first responders play, but fail to give them the tools they need to do their job,” said Sen. John D. Rockefeller at Wednesday’s hearing on Safeguarding Our Future: Building a Nationwide Network for First Responders.
Read full articleFor the Love of the Job
February 16, 2011Donald Winsock was exposed to the public safety industry at a young age, spending a lot of time at Firehouse #5 in Hanover Township, Pa. His experiences serving as a firefighter and EMT, and, eventually, a 9-1-1 telecommunicator laid the foundation for a successful career. He’s currently emergency communications supervisor for Arlington County (Va.) Comm Center.
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