On the evening of May 14, APCO International held its 9th Annual Public Safety Communications Leadership in Policy Awards Dinner at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel in Washington, DC. The elegant evening began with a reception sponsored by AT&T at 6 p.m. and was followed by a seated dinner. Before dinner, APCO President Terry Hall welcomed [...]
Cassidian Communications to Demonstrate Next Generation Public Safety Portfolio at TX-APCO/NENA Joint Conference
Cassidian Communications will demonstrate its full public safety communications portfolio at the 2013 Texas-APCO/NENA Joint Conference in Houston on May 19-22, 2013.
National Response Framework, 2nd Edition Released
The National Response Framework is a guide to how the nation responds to all types of disasters and emergencies. It is built on scalable, flexible, and adaptable concepts identified in the National Incident Management System to align key roles and responsibilities across the nation. This Framework describes specific authorities and best practices for managing incidents [...]
New Communications Tower a Matter of Public Safety
Sorry folks, the location for a new radio communications tower to improve 9-1-1 service isn’t an appropriate one for a case of NIMBY [not in my backyard]. It’s a matter of public safety.
Audit: Atlanta Is Improving 9-1-1 Response
An internal audit shows that while Atlanta’s emergency response center has made significant progress in answering most 911 calls within 10 seconds, it needs to do more to ensure greater staffing during the center’s busiest times.
Hotlines Help in Emergencies
FORT LAUDERDALE: When Tropical Storm Isaac dumped as much as 17 inches of rain west of West Palm Beach last summer, more than 4,000 people who might have called 911 instead dialed the county’s emergency operation center. Such hotlines, and programs such as the county’s 211 resource center, relieve the work of emergency police and [...]
U.S. & Canada Reach Agreement on Border Spectrum Sharing Arrangements
The FCC and its Canadian counterpart, Industry Canada, have agreed, through a process known as an exchange of letters, on 10 interim spectrum sharing arrangements covering operations in their common border area.
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Dispatching: A Profession or a Job?
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FCC Says PSAPs Must Be Able to Receive 9-1-1 Texts
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2013 Leaders in Policy Honored by APCO at Awards Dinner in Washington, D.C.
- Cassidian Communications to Demonstrate Next Generation Public Safety Portfolio at TX-APCO/NENA Joint Conference
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National Response Framework, 2nd Edition Released
- New Communications Tower a Matter of Public Safety
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Audit: Atlanta Is Improving 9-1-1 Response
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