"9-1-1"
Airbus DS Communications Launches VESTA Alert
June 9, 2015The new addition to the VESTA suite of products is a state-of-the-art, map-based solution that quickly and accurately identifies an area at risk to rapidly deliver critical information to the impacted population.
Read full articleTenn. 9-1-1 Dispatch Center Project Set for Bids
June 3, 2015McMinn County, Tenn., officials are nearly ready to take bids for construction of an almost 6,000-square-foot, bunker-style 9-1-1 dispatch center that is more secure, has more space for dispatchers and future growth and can fend off Mother Nature at her worst.
Read full articlePasco 9-1-1 Telecommunicator Helps Man Save Dad with CPR
May 27, 2015Lauren Bertke, a Pasco County emergency communications worker, is being lauded for her efforts in helping a caller use CPR to resuscitate and save the life of his father.
Read full articleKids Can Now Practice Calling 9-1-1
May 21, 2015Thanks to a donation from the officials regulating the 9-1-1 system in Holmes County, the East Holmes Local Schools nurse, Tami Bucklew, was able to purchase an interactive 9-1-1 simulator from Retina Systems.
Read full articleCalif. Girl, 6, Saves Mother with 9-1-1 Call
May 14, 2015While mothers across the nation will be bombarded with cards and coffee mugs on Mother’s Day, a Hemet girl gave her mother the best gift of all: a saved life.
Read full articleAPCO Releases Fact Sheet and White Paper on Mobile Apps and 9-1-1
April 27, 2015Today, APCO International released a Fact Sheet on Mobile Apps and 9-1-1, and a White Paper on “The Status of 9-1-1 Apps.” These documents are intended to educate the general public and stakeholders in the app development community on the state of the 9-1-1 system and the role that mobile apps can play currently and in the future.
Read full articleWyoming County 9-1-1 Saves Time, Resources with SunGard’s CAD
April 1, 2015The CAD module offers law enforcement communications centers a reliable solution that can dispatch and track patrol, fire and medical unit calls to pinpointed geographic locations.
Read full articleRed Bluff (Calif.) Police Get Phony 9-1-1 Call
February 19, 2015A man allegedly called 9-1-1 saying he’d stabbed someone and was holding the victim hostage in Red Bluff, Calif., on Monday afternoon, but the hourslong standoff that ensued turned out to be in vain after officers determined the claims were bogus.
Read full article9-1-1 Dispatchers Go Up in the Mountains for a Lesson on Backcounty Rescues
November 24, 2014While dispatchers transmit orders and information to direct backcountry rescue personnel on a regular basis, most have no experience with the highly specialized teams and tactics, particularly those that go into a winter operation. They watched demonstrations by medical helicopters and avalanche search dogs, learned about skier safety and rescue protocols.
Read full articleLexington (Ky.) Public Safety Agencies No Longer Hamstrung by Proprietary Comm System
November 18, 2014The Tait portables and mobiles will provide Lexington’s police officers with enhanced audio quality, noise reduction and encrypted connections.
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