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HigherGround Launches New Technology to Livestream 911 Emergency Calls Directly to Police Officers
July 17, 2020LOS ANGELES, CA – July 15, 2020 – HigherGround, a developer of solution-based software that captures, stores, and retrieves telecommunications,…
Read full article4 Ohio Telecommunicators Go to Extraordinary Lengths to Locate Patient
April 4, 2013On March 25, four Ohio telecommunicators—Angie Smith, Kerrie Kimpel, Cora Haytas and Elizabeth “Betsy” Reed—went to extraordinary lengths to locate a patient at the request of his wife, who could not say where her husband was, only that he needed help.
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 articleMetro Cities Fire Authority (Orange County, Calif.) Is Implementing a New Dispatch System to Cut Down Response Time
March 4, 2013For more than a decade the Metro Cities Fire Authority, or Metro Net, has used a system that, while adequate, has lacked the modern technology that would allow its dispatchers to more efficiently notify first responders. But now, the fire authority is in the process of implementing automated vehicle locators.
Read full articlePutnam Addresses Problem
January 15, 2013BANCROFT – Wayne Asbury said he’s not moving the decorative rock his daughter bought him. It sits along his driveway and displays the numbers of his street address. Well, what used to be his street address.
Read full articleDerry, N.H., Town Council Signs Off on E9-1-1 Mapping
September 20, 2012DERRY – On Tuesday night, the Town Council officially approved a request to move forward with having the state’s Department of Safety Bureau of Emergency Communications undertake an E9-1-1 mapping program for the town.
Read full articleState Maps for 9-1-1 Calls
September 6, 2012Remember the vivid and graphic images that the Mars Rover took of the Red Planet? That same technology will be used later this year in Shelby County.
Read full articleNextNav and APCO International Offered a Free Webinar on Indoor and Urban Positioning for Emergency Response on July 25
July 5, 2012NextNav LLC and APCO International will offer a free webinar, “Revolutionizing Indoor and Urban Positioning in Mobile Devices for Emergency Response” from 2:00 to 3:00 pm on Wednesday, July 25. Participants will include NextNav’s Chris Gates, VP of Strategy and Development , and APCO’s Kathy McMahon, Technical Services Manager, Communications Center and 9-1-1 Services.
Read full article9-1-1 Board Mapping Out New Plans
April 19, 2012The Shelby County 9-1-1 board will be advertising to see who can build a county computerized map to help emergency dispatchers do a better job of getting police, fire or medical personnel where they need to go.
Read full articleTennessee: 9-1-1 Board Mapping Out New Plans
April 18, 2012Within the next two months, the Shelby County 911 board will be advertising to see who can build a county computerized map to help emergency dispatchers do a better job of getting police, fire or medical personnel where they need to go.
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