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Lansing (Ill.) PD Deploys New World Systems’ Integrated Public Safety Software Solutions
November 15, 2010Troy, Mich. — The Village of Lansing, Ill., Police Department has replaced a legacy system with modern technology and solutions…
Read full articleLightSquared Has Successful Launch of Next Generation Satellite
November 15, 2010Reston, Va. — LightSquared, the nation’s first wholesale-only integrated wireless broadband and satellite network, today announced the successful launch of…
Read full articleStill Working out JECC’s Bugs
November 15, 2010Iowa City, Iowa — More than four months after its opening, the Joint Emergency Communications Center still is experiencing technical and operational problems, but local law enforcement officials say that doesn’t have them concerned.
Read full articleMaine Public Utilities Commission says Merging 9-1-1 Call Centers Would Save Lives
November 15, 2010Hallowell, Maine — The state should cover some costs for local dispatch centers to consolidate with regional 911 call centers, the Public Utilities Commission recommends. The commission believes getting local dispatch centers to consolidate voluntarily with one of 17 regional call centers would reduce costs and improve public safety.
Read full articleOrchard Park, N.Y., Eyes Using Hamburg Dispatchers
November 14, 2010Hamburg , N.Y, town dispatchers could be dispatching calls for the Orchard Park Fire District. The fire district, which operates its own ambulance service and includes three volunteer fire companies, has negotiated with the Town of Hamburg, but has not yet signed a contract for the move.
Read full articlePolicy Change Sends 9-1-1 Calls Straight to Deputies
November 12, 2010Kanawha County, W. Va. — Dispatchers at Kanawha County Metro 9-1-1 will no longer count on State Police troopers to respond to emergency calls in the unincorporated parts of the county.
Read full articleFrom Dungeon to Daylight
November 11, 2010In August, telecommuicators in the city of Santa Clara, Calif., got a new space to call home, an upgrade from an underground bunker with no natural daylight. The addition to the Santa Clara Police Department Headquarters includes the new comm center, and a community meeting and training room.
Read full articleIntrado & Prepared Response Announce Next Generation 9-1-1 Partnership
November 11, 2010Longmont, Colo. — A school is on lock-down as a person with a gun roams inside. Floor plans, aerial imagery…
Read full articleMotorola Solutions Achieves Key Public Safety LTE Milestones
November 11, 2010Schaumburg, Ill. — The Motorola Solutions business of Motorola, Inc (NYSE: MOT) today demonstrated live over-the-air (OTA) broadband video in…
Read full articleDispatchers Praised for Quick Response
November 11, 2010Chicago, Ill. — Two Antioch 9-1-1 dispatchers are being praised for quickly resolving a potentially lethal situation for a Zion couple who stopped their car on railroad tracks with a freight train bearing down.
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