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Grant Boosts Public Safety
October 10, 2010Lee, Ma. — The town will use a $148,000 state grant to complete a two-year upgrade of its emergency communications system. The funding from the state 9-1-1 Department of the Executive Office of Public Safety will pay for new portable radios for Lee s volunteer fire department and volunteer ambulance squad, according to Lee Police Chief Ronald Glidden.
Read full articlePolice Dispatcher Helps a ‘Happily Ever After’
October 8, 2010Shaelene and Ben Hays paid Salt Lake City $1,000 to reserve the beautiful setting of Memory Grove for their Sept. 26 wedding, which they had meticulously planned to be a memorable event for all who attended.
Read full articleGeorgia 9-1-1 Dispatchers Remember Theresa Parker
October 8, 2010Rock Spring, Ga. — The group of 9-1-1 dispatchers huddled closely, talking quietly among themselves while waiting to be ushered into the dimly-lit civic center. Several minutes later, the group was led inside and the tears began to flow as they saw the casket of their former co-worker, Theresa Parker, at the front of the room.
Read full articleDane County Settles 9-1-1 Lawsuit in Case of Murdered UW Student
October 8, 2010Dane County, Wis., has agreed to pay $118,000 to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and three other media outlets to settle a legal battle over records in the case of a murdered University of Wisconsin-Madison student.
Read full articleGlynn 9-1-1 Team Recognized for Calm Under Fire
October 6, 2010Brunswick, Fla. — A Glynn-Brunswick 9-1-1 Center crew on duty when the frantic call came in reporting a gruesome mass slaying has been named the Communications Team of the Year by the Georgia Emergency Communications Conference.
Read full articleLatest OAISYS Call Recording Software Delivers Public Safety SIP Recording Enhancements
October 5, 2010TEMPE, Ariz. — OAISYS, a leader in business call recording and contact center management solutions, today announced the immediate availability…
Read full articlePlantCML Releases Version 2.7 of VESTA 9-1-1 Call Processing Solution
October 5, 2010Temecula, Calif. — Emergency communications leader PlantCML, an EADS North America company, announced the latest release of the VESTA Pallas…
Read full articleAPCO Applauds FCC Exploration of Contraband Cell Phones in Prisons
September 30, 2010“As consideration is given to provisions for radio frequency jamming equipment to be deployed in correctional facilities in the United States, [APCO] strongly urge[s] Congress and the FCC to require that vendors of such devices demonstrate that use of such equipment will have no harmful impact on public safety radio systems.”
Read full articleFederal Grant to Aid LA’s First-Responders
September 28, 2010Boosting efforts to improve communication among first-responders during fires, earthquakes and other disasters, Los Angeles area officials announced Monday the receipt of a $155 million federal grant to develop a regional radio system.
Read full articleAPCO Applauds FCC Wireless Accuracy Action
September 28, 2010Alexandria, Va. — The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) international today commended the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for their new location accuracy rules for enhanced 9-1-1 (E9-1-1) announced last week. Specifically, the FCC’s decision requires wireless carriers to comply with location accuracy rules at the county level.
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