"9/11"
Young 9-1-1 Heroes Honored by El Paso County Sheriff
April 1, 2015Two children were recognized on Friday by El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder with 9-1-1 Hero Awards.
Read full articlePa. County to Join Growing 9-1-1 Network
November 21, 2014By the first week of December, Butler County will be part of an evolving network of counties that share telephone routing equipment for their 9-1-1 dispatch centers.
Read full articleExplaining How & When to Dial 9-1-1 if Trouble Occurs
April 12, 2013You know how to dial 9-1-1 for help, but there still are lessons to learn during National 9-1-1 Education Month.
Read full article9-1-1 Mappers Hit the Roads
April 2, 2013When the cherry red Jetta with the thin 11-foot pole and eight panoramic cameras turned the corner at U.S. 64 and Rockcreek Parkway in Cordova, the man outside the AmVet donation site got up from his seat and squinted.
Read full articleNYC’s New 9-1-1 Call Center Adopts Sept. 11 Changes
January 6, 2012NEW YORK (AP) — The city’s 911 operators are now able to give callers details about emergency events, reversing what the Sept. 11 Commission determined were flaws in a system that a decade ago denied people inside the burning World Trade Center potentially lifesaving information, officials said Thursday.
Read full articleAnna G. Eshoo: Police and Firefighters Need a Better Way to Communicate During Emergencies
November 18, 2011By Anna G. Eshoo, Special to the San Jose Mercury News (California): Each one of us will never forget the ill-fated day of Sept. 11, 2001. Faced with the unimaginable, firefighters, Emergency Medical Services and police officers arrived on the scene, only to contend with an outdated radio communications system that prevented seamless communications among emergency personnel.
Read full articleSeptember 11th Victim Compensation Fund Begins Accepting Claims
November 3, 2011NEW YORK –The September 11 th Victims Compensation Fund (VCF) is now accepting claims applications on its website, www.VCF.gov , Special Master Sheila L. Birnbaum announced today. Claimants who have registered for the fund can fill-out an online eligibility form that will be used to determine whether they are eligible for compensation through the VCF. Claimants who are found eligible will be invited to complete the compensation form, which will be used to determine the amount of compensation they are owed.
Read full articleOEC Publishes Case Studies to Highlight Progress in Emergency Communications since 9/11
September 20, 2011This month our Nation marked the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The events of that day revealed just how important coordination and interoperable communications are to the critical work of emergency responders who save lives, every day, in our cities and towns across the Nation. While the attacks were dramatic and tragic events for our Nation, they highlighted the concerns about the vital need for improved emergency communications and were an important catalyst for change.
Read full articleSenate Resolution Calls for 9/11 Moment of Remembrance
September 9, 2011The U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution (S. Res. 237) calling on all Americans to participate in a Moment…
Read full articleAudio Files Reveal 9/11 Air Traffic Horror
September 8, 2011Newly posted audio files depict the horror of 9/11 unfolding in the sky, as air traffic controllers struggled to follow the faint tracks of hijacked planes, fighter jets tried in vain to chase them down and a flight attendant made a desperate appeal for help.
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