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ASAP to PSAP: One Size Fits All
May 30, 2012The month of May has been a busy month for the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) program. Efforts are underway…
Read full articleCities Lobby County Budget Committee about 9-1-1 Dispatch
May 29, 2012LEWISTON/AUBURN: Lewiston City Administrator Ed Barrett and interim Auburn City Manager Don Gerrish drafted a letter to the Budget Committee urging them to reconsider the County Commission’s May 23 decision to keep dispatch in-house and to spend $350,000 for capital upgrades to the system.
Read full articleDispatchers React to ‘Hot Button’ Call for Help
May 29, 2012Pennsylvania: The “hot button” on the county’s new radio system worked for an ambulance crew in danger.
Read full articleSilent Key: Remembering John Wyckoff
May 29, 2012John Franklin Wyckoff (78), a native of Champaign, Ill., passed away at home on Monday, May 28, after a battle with cancer.
Read full article9-1-1 Update Funding Delayed Call Center’s Budget Frustrating County, City Officials Alike
May 25, 2012Allen County Council members are getting nervous because they have yet to be contacted about the funding of a proposed multimillion-dollar project to update the city-county 911 call center.
Read full articleAlcatel-Lucent Deploys Public Safety LTE Network for Enhanced Safety of Competitors and Spectators During NCAA Rowing Championship 2012
May 25, 2012Thanks to a dedicated mobile broadband network from Alcatel-Lucent, park rangers, emergency medical services and event organizers at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Rowing Championship will be using real-time visual information (streaming video, image transfer) to ensure the safety and security of competitors and spectators.
Read full articleTrue, Nationwide Interoperability Is on the Horizon
May 24, 2012“This is quite an exciting time,” said Jennifer A. Manner, deputy bureau chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, FCC,…
Read full articleAPCO International Supports FCC’s DACA Inquiry
May 24, 2012Washington, DC – In response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today issuing a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) examining the…
Read full articleAPCO International Recognizes Recipients of the 2012 Public Safety Communications & Horizon Awards
May 24, 2012Daytona Beach, Fla. — The Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International will honor recipients of APCO’s Annual Public…
Read full articleFinlay’s Money-Saving Idea Gets Low ISO Rating
May 24, 2012Naples City Council member Doug Finlay believes the city could save as much as $1 million a year simply by getting its lines of communication straightened out with the Collier County sheriff’s 911 dispatch center.
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