"9-1-1"
Ga. Christmas Display Prompts Emergency Response
January 2, 2014Atlanta homeowner says he hopes he didn’t offend anyone by his Christmas decoration of a mannequin with outstretched arms entangled in a string of Christmas lights.
Read full articleAPCO Applauds FCC Action to Increase Reliability of the Nation’s 9-1-1 Call Centers
December 12, 2013The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted an Order that builds upon lessons learned from recent 9-1-1 service outages and puts appropriate new mechanisms in place to improve the reliability and resiliency of 9-1-1 networks nationwide.
Read full articleNeighbors Dial 9-1-1 Over Realistic Halloween Tableau
October 31, 2013At least one woman has called 911 to report that a man’s head had been shut into the garage door. Emergency personnel who responded discovered a dummy.
Read full articleFirst Statewide Deployment of SmartPrepare Marks New Era of Citizen and Community Emergency Preparedness
October 28, 2013Arkansas SmartPrepare allows citizens to create free, secure Safety Profiles online that contain vital details about their household.
Read full articleTuscaloosa County Planning Consolidated 911 Center
September 23, 2013County officials are looking to consolidate emergency dispatch services to eliminate 911 calls being answered by dispatches from different agencies and callers having to be transferred.
Read full articleTiburon to Showcase CAD Integration of 9-1-1 Call Taking Including NG9-1-1 SMS/MMS Messaging
August 16, 2013Tiburon, Inc., a portfolio company of The Gores Group and the leading provider of public safety software solutions, today announced that at next week’s APCO Conference it will be showcasing Tiburon Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) with integrated 9-1-1 call taking along with the integrated NG9-1-1 SMS and MMS message handling.
Read full articleHawaii: City Stops Attempt to Reduce Habitual 9-1-1 Calls
June 10, 2013A “community paramedic” program intended to reduce overuse of ambulances by chronic 9-1-1 callers has been dropped by the new city administration.
Read full articleCommittee Rejects Putting Lid on 9-1-1 Calls in Maine
May 15, 2013AUGUSTA — A legislative committee on Monday recommended against passage of a bill that would expand the confidentiality of information in 911 emergency-call transcripts.
Read full articleD.C. Calltaker Shortage Left Victim on Hold
May 8, 2013A spike in 9-1-1 call volume is partially to blame for why a woman was placed on hold for more than a minute while her Northwest D.C. home was broken into and she struggled with the intruder.
Read full articleThousands of Improper 9-1-1 Calls Made Each Year In Wyoming City
May 8, 2013The Laramie County Combined Communications Center gets thousands of misuse or hang-up 9-1-1 calls a year. These calls are time-consuming for dispatchers and law enforcement officers.
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