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InFlight 911 Service Will Offer ‘Aircraft-Wide’ Audio / Video Communication During Flights
December 20, 2011InFlight Labs, LLC, announced today it is adding the industry’s first aircraft-wide InFlight 911 Audio / Video Recording System to its InFlight Emergency Services portfolio. “The new product, InFlight 911 Recorder™ is a major step forward in passenger safety, counterterrorism and aviation security,” said Jay Bekanich, spokesperson for InFlight Labs.
Read full articleSouth Salt Lake Residents to Face Fines for Calling 9-1-1 in Nonemergencies
December 20, 2011SOUTH SALT LAKE: South Salt Lake is trying to discourage people from making false and unnecessary 911 calls and from leaving their faulty automated alarms unrepaired. In November, the city began assessing fees to repeat offenders and those who call for medical help in nonemergency situations.
Read full articleMan, 55, Allegedly Abused 9-1-1 Service
December 20, 2011Police arrested a 55-year-old man Friday for allegedly making several abusive 911 calls, hindering police response to other emergency calls, police said.
Read full articleThieves Pocket-Dial 9-1-1, Leading to Arrest
December 15, 2011MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Police in Wisconsin’s capital city barely had to try to catch a pair of unlucky suspected…
Read full article9-1-1 Centers Sore Over ‘Butt Dials’
December 13, 2011It’s something typically called “pocket dialing” or “butt dialing,” and for most people, it’s a minor annoyance or even something to chuckle about. But if you’re an emergency dispatcher, a call like that can waste valuable time and precious resources.
Read full articleDes Plaines 9-1-1 Center Talks Moving
December 1, 2011Officials with the North Suburban Emergency Communications Center are considering vacating the second floor of Des Plaines City Hall and moving the 911 operation to another site.
Read full article2 Upstate N.Y. Kids Call 9-1-1, Ask for Santa or Police Chief
November 30, 2011KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — No, Virginia, you can’t call 911 and ask for Santa Claus. That’s what two young children…
Read full articleWeird Calls: Texas Man Rescued after Becoming Stuck in Chimney
November 29, 2011LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Fire officials say a Texas man who had to be rescued from the chimney of his…
Read full articleSwitch to Cell Phones Costs Logan County 9-1-1 Center
November 29, 2011The switch from landlines to cell phones is costing the Logan County 911 Center thousands of dollars in tax revenue each year. Dan Fulscher, director of the Logan County Emergency Management Agency and 911, said that because cell phones are taxed at a lower rate than landlines, the emergency call center loses money every time someone ditches their landline for a cell phone.
Read full articleCarper Seeks Answers on State’s 9-1-1 Funds
November 17, 2011Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper wants to know why the state diverted nearly $4 million in 911 fees last year from counties to state programs and agencies. West Virginia is one of seven states that divert money from 911 fees on wireless phones away from 911 call centers, according to a recent Federal Communications Commission report.
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