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Intrado Next-Generation 9-1-1 Partner Program Delivers New Life-Saving Services
September 21, 2010Longmont, Colo. — 9-1-1 calltakers and first responders will soon have access to a new world of life-saving applications and…
Read full articleiPhone App Provides Real-Time Access to Response Activities
September 21, 2010A new — free — iPhone application provides a “virtual window” into one California agency’s dispatch and emergency response activities. The San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District’s FireDepartment.org application is drawing rave reviews from local residents and first responders, as well as national and international interest. The application enables users to listen in real-time to the actions of dispatchers, firefighters and paramedics in San Ramon Valley.
Read full articleNG9-1-1: Managing & Displaying Information
September 21, 2010Earlier this summer, the APCO/NENA Human Machine Interface (HMI) and Display Requirements document for Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) was released for public review and comment. The lessons learned by HMI workgroup during the drafting process may assist those considering how NG9-1-1 will benefit and affect PSAP operations to organize their thoughts and planning.
Read full articleEmergency Notification System Problems May Have Delayed Evacuation Alert in Herriman Fire
September 21, 2010Problems with the standard phone emergency notification system may have been the reason some residents affected by the Camp Williams fire weren’t told to evacuate until they had no time to grab anything.
Read full articleEmergency Dispatcher from Shaler, Pa., Suspended over Porn Charge
September 21, 2010Public safety agencies are taking action against a volunteer firefighter and 9-1-1 dispatcher who is awaiting trial on charges of possessing child pornography.
Read full articleNICE Announces New Liability Protection Capabilities for NICE Inform Multimedia Incident Information Management Solution
September 21, 2010NICE Systems, the worldwide leader of intent-based solutions that extract insight to impact business performance, reduce financial risk and ensure…
Read full articleOne Dispatch for North Shore?
September 20, 2010A group of public officials is on the verge of recommending the consolidation of all the North Shore’s (Wis.) police and fire dispatchers — operations that are now conducted in three different organizations.
Read full articleOnStar Relaunches Its Brand
September 15, 2010OnStar launched new services, capabilities and technology for its nearly six million subscribers as part of a top-to-bottom realignment of…
Read full articleSheriff’s Spokesman: 9-1-1 Call in Biker Gang Incident a ‘Misunderstanding’
September 15, 2010Recordings released by the San Benito County Sheriff’s Office show that the department knew about the large group of Vagos Motorcycle Club members gathering in the Bolado Park area before the incident Sept. 4 involving allegations they pointed guns at an out-of-town woman and her family and friends.
Read full articleAppTek Releases Russian for Hybrid Machine Translation System
September 14, 2010McLean, Va. — AppTek, a leader in human language technology (HLT), announced today the release of Russian for its hybrid…
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