"Text-to-911"
APCO Releases White Paper: Text Messages in a PSAP Environment
August 2, 2012The APCO Emerging Technologies Committee is pleased to offer a white paper for our members: Text Messages in a PSAP…
Read full articleBurleigh Votes to Start Work on 9-1-1 Texting System
July 25, 2012The Burleigh County Commission has voted to set up the groundwork for an emergency 911 texting system. If all goes on schedule, cellphone users in Burleigh County could post emergencies through this method sometime in 2014.
Read full articleVerizon Selects TeleCommunication Systems to Provide Text to 9-1-1 National Gateway Solution
May 4, 2012Verizon Wireless announced today that it has selected TeleCommunication Systems Inc., of Annapolis, Md., to participate in an initiative that will enable customers to send 9-1-1 SMS texts to call centers.
Read full articleVermont Enhanced 9-1-1 Board Launches Statewide Text-to-9-1-1 Trial for Emergency Help
April 19, 2012Verizon Wireless customers can send a text message to 9-1-1 from locations in Vermont for emergency help as part of a six-month trial to test the potential of this technology.
Read full article9-1-1 Getting Text Upgrade in Ohio
February 15, 2012Franklin County residents likely will be the first in the state to be able to text their emergencies to authorities when calls to 911 are not possible.
Read full articleTeen Texting Tipline: Fighting Crime by Cell
January 23, 2012Police in the nation’s capital have turned teens’ texting prowess into a crime-fighting tool, and Mayor Nutter is bringing the idea home from last week’s meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.
Read full articleMore Drivers Texting at Wheel, Despite State Bans
December 8, 2011WASHINGTON (AP) — For all the criticism and new legal bans, texting by drivers just keeps increasing, especially among younger motorists.
Read full articleGot an emergency?; Txt 911
September 27, 2011In August, the Durham Emergency Communications Center became the second 9-1-1 center to use the text-to-9-1-1 program. Only Verizon Wireless customers in Durham can send messages during the six-month trial.
Read full articleEshoo Pushes Funding Bill so 9-1-1 Dispatchers Can Accept Photos, Videos & Text Messages
August 4, 2011Someday soon, a person whose house is being robbed will be able to text 911 for help while hiding inside a closet or send police dispatchers a cellphone video of the thief driving away. As a group of Peninsula cities are moving to implement “Next-Generation 9-1-1” systems that allow emergency dispatch centers to accept photos, videos and text messages that have become standard fare for many cellphone users, Rep. Anna Eshoo is working to advance the systems on a national level.
Read full articleDurham 911 Center Launches Texting Trial for Emergency Help
August 3, 2011DURHAM, N.C. – Beginning today, Durham residents and visitors who are also Verizon Wireless customers can send a text message to 911 for emergency help as part of a six-month trial to test the potential of offering this new technology.
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