"Emergency Alerts"
Power Outage in San Bernardino (Calif.) Temporarily Disables Emergency Communications
August 11, 2011SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A failed transformer knocked out power to 15,134 homes and businesses in and around the downtown area Wednesday, trapping people in elevators and temporarily shutting down emergency communication systems. People began calling 9-1-1 shortly before noon about the outage, but some of the calls didn’t come through right away, despite city departments having backup generators.
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June 1, 2011Washington County, Minn. — Washington County authorities will soon be able to use telephone messages to alert the public to emergencies and relay important information. The Washington County Board approved spending $52,500 and signed a contract with Emergency Communication Network Inc. to provide the CodeRed service.
Read full articleNew York City Unveils New Public Safety System
May 10, 2011“The Personal Localized Alerting Network, what we call PLAN,” said FCC Chair Julius Genachowski on May 10, “is a new technology and service that will turn your mobile device into an emergency alert device with potentially lifesaving messages when public safety is threatened.” The statement came during a press conference at the site of the World Trade Center to announce the launch of PLAN in New York City.
Read full articleBeach’s Proposed Budget Updates 9-1-1 Alert System
April 29, 2011Virginia Beach, Va. — When a gunman opened fire at an apartment building in Thalia in March 2008, killing or injuring five people, the city sent an automated message to neighborhood residents warning them to stay inside. The message, though, didn’t go out by cellphone or e-mail.
Read full articleCooper Notification Introduces New Wide-Area Mass Notification System
April 6, 2011LONG BRANCH, N.J., April 6, 2011 – Cooper Notification, a platform of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), today announced the launch of its latest Wide-Area Mass Notification System (MNS) solution. The WAVES High Power Speaker Array (HPSA) 7100 Series, which provides highly intelligible voice and tone announcements, can be integrated with an organization’s voice-capable Fire Alarm Control Panel (FACP) as well as Cooper Notification’s SAFEPATH®4 (SP40S) Voice Evacuation Systems and SAFEPATH Mass Notification Systems (SPMNS), providing a simple upgrade path to expand emergency communications coverage to outdoor areas. The launch was held today at ISC West, booth # 20061, in Las Vegas, Nev.
Read full articleCassidian Communications Releases Version 1.7 of GeoCast Web Solution
March 14, 2011Cassidian Communications announced the general availability of version 1.7 of its map-driven emergency notification solution, GeoCast Web. Feature-rich, this adaptation delivers new functionality and greater communications capacity.
Read full articleEmergency Notification System Proposed for Leominster
January 27, 2011Leominster, Ma. — In early December, alarmed residents of Debbie Drive wondered why state troopers with guns drawn were walking around the normally quiet neighborhood, while up above their homes, noisy helicopters were circling.
Read full articleMistake Sends Emergency Notification to Thousands
November 29, 2010Athens, Ohio — An automated phone call that went out to more than 23,000 county residents, informing them of a possible fire, was the result of a mistake on the part of an inexperienced dispatcher.
Read full articleReverse 9-1-1 Stirs Controversy
November 18, 2010The West Linn (Ore.) Police Department’s late-night automated phone call last week warning the public of an armed robber drew criticism from some residents.The call came after one resident foiled a robbery at her home. The thief leapt from her deck and fled the scene as police arrived.
Read full articlePlantCML Emergency Notification Solutions Improve Public Safety Communications in Virginia
October 28, 2010Franklin, Tenn. — PlantCML, an EADS North America company, today announced the success of its year-long efforts to augment public safety…
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