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March 1, 20109-1-1 Telecommunicators are a special breed. They are trained to be the voice at the end of the phone that remains calm, cool and professional no matter what the call. But what happens when a call comes in that personally affects them? For two telecommunicators, that’s exactly what happened.
Read full articleTapping into Federal Funds: Your Ultimate Grant Resource
March 1, 2010Public safety communications centers hoping to improve infrastructure, upgrade equipment or add staff need access to funding outside the usual…
Read full articleMesa PD’s Mobile RMS
February 1, 2010The Mesa (Ariz.) Police Department implemented a new records management system with the goals of giving field officers access to current and reliable law enforcement records.
Read full articleLTE — ‘What Is It and Why Should I Care?’
February 1, 2010Read about the background and the implications of LTE technology for public safety communications, and what communications professionals should know.
Read full article9-1-1 Call of Duty
February 1, 2010Hamilton Co., Ohio, telecommunicators got to great lengths to help a soldier abroad after his friend called 9-1-1 concerned.
Read full articleHialeah, Fla., Gets New Center & CAD Upgrade
February 1, 2010In October 2009, all this changed when the nearly 50 police and fire dispatchers and calltakers the City of Hialeah, Fla., merged into the city’s new comm center. Today, cross-trained on a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system, telecommunicators serve Hialeah’s citizens from a high-tech facility.
Read full articleBeyond the Web
February 1, 2010Social media is morphing into new public safety applications, such as online traffic and incident control, sex offender locator and mapping, crime statistics and incident mapping.
Read full articleNarrowbanding: What’s Out There
January 1, 2010UPDATED: With all the products available on the public safety communications market, it’s difficult to tell which ones are narrowband compliant. So we invited two-way radio manufacturers to identify which of their mobile and portable radio models, and base stations are compliant. This list can serve as a guide for public safety agencies, but always verify the compatibility of your radios with each manufacturer. Test equipment is also available.
Read full articleNarrowbanding: The Basics
January 1, 2010The narrowbanding deadline is fast approaching. Now is the time to get started. If you’re not a member of APCO International, I suggest you consider membership.
Read full articleBook Review: Emergency Preparedness
January 1, 2010This book provides public safety and emergency management practitioners at local and national levels with the background and tools needed to plan, design and carry out public disaster preparedness efforts.
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