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New Telecommunicator CPR Digital Training, Education Programs Meet Legislatively Mandated Course Requirements for Telecommunicators
DALLAS, May 26, 2022 – RQI Partners LLC, the partnership between the American Heart Association® and Laerdal Medical, announced today…
Read full articleYoung Professional Spotlight: Elizabeth Ulmer, Lincoln Emergency Communications Center.
Elizabeth Ulmer is the Senior Public Safety Dispatcher for the Lincoln Emergency Communications Center.
Read full articleProject 25: Consensus Standards Embracing Interoperability, Spectrum Efficiency and Cost Economies
P25 was prompted by issues that public safety agencies at federal, state and local levels had with the incompatibility of trunking systems, as well as secure voice systems, supplied by the major vendors in the 1980’s.
Read full articleAPCO Announces Final Approval of American National Standard
This standard provides a common data set used to deliver AACN data to emergency communication centers and responders, identifies crash and medical data elements, and uses a common data exchange format allowing for multiple methods of data transfer and handling.
Read full articleAPCO International Announces 2022 Award Winners
The award recipients demonstrated the highest levels of professional conduct and outstanding performance in the line of duty. The award winner of each category is:
Read full articleEF Johnson and Instant Connect Launch Strategic Partnership
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Irving, TX – May 17, 2022 – EF Johnson Technologies, Inc., a leading solution provider…
Read full articleEF Johnson Technologies Announces Senior Leadership Changes
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Irving, TX – May 10, 2022 – EF Johnson Technologies, a leading solution provider of mission-critical communications…
Read full articleGovernment and Public Safety Community Developing New N.C. Digital Statewide Paging System with NextGen TV
WAKE FOREST, N.C. (May 16, 2022) — In this era of 5G, IoT and everything digital, most fire and rescue…
Read full articleCentralSquare Technologies Partners with First Due to Provide a Single Platform for Fire and EMS Services
Lake Mary, FL (May 18, 2022) — CentralSquare Technologies, an industry leader in public sector technology, announced a partnership with…
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How To Protect Scheduled Time Off
It is no secret that the long shifts required of public safety telecommunicators can cause challenges for relationships, activities and self-care outside of work. In a recent survey of California telecommunicators, participants shared that the heart of the issue was that frequently their scheduled time off was not honored, which worsened multiple areas of work-life balance.
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