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L.R. Kimball Promotes Jeremy L. Smith to Senior Consultant for NG9-1-1 Networks & Security
April 29, 2011Ebensburg, Pa., April 25, 2011 — L.R. Kimball is pleased to announce that Jeremy L. Smith has been promoted to Senior Consultant for NG9-1-1 Networks and Security. Smith joined L.R. Kimball in 2009 as a Senior Cyber Security Consultant in charge of the company’s cyber security offerings. He will continue to be based in San Diego, Calif.
Read full articleNew Higher-Capacity MovinCool PC7 Personal Space Cooler
April 29, 2011Long Beach, Calif.—April 26, 2011– MovinCool announced a new, more powerful version of its PC7 portable spot air conditioner. The new model’s cooling capacity of 9,000 Btu/h, an almost 30 percent increase over the previous version, is made possible by a more efficient design, which provides greater airflow over both the evaporator and condenser.
Read full articleIntrado & AristaTek Partner to Enhance Public Safety by Providing Hazardous Materials & Explosives Information to 9-1-1 Centers
April 29, 2011Longmont, Colo., April 26, 2011 — Intrado Inc., a leading provider of 9-1-1 technology solutions, today announced that it is teaming with AristaTek, Inc. to provide 9-1-1 centers with critical information that will enable first responders to better protect themselves, the public and property during hazmat and improvised explosive device (IED) incidents.
Read full articleHamilton Township Will Rely on Columbus for Fire-Dispatch Calls
April 27, 2011Hamilton, Ohio — Hamilton Township will hand over fire dispatching to the Columbus Division of Fire in an effort to minimize the pinch of a proposed state budget. Beginning in June, fire dispatchers in Columbus will field the township fire department’s emergency calls, charging $5 every time they send township fire units to an emergency that’s outside Columbus.
Read full articleIs $27M for Radios Necessary?
April 27, 2011St. Augustine, Fla. — St. Johns County plans to spend $27 million to upgrade its radio system, a move it has said is prompted by a Federal Communications Commission order with a 2013 deadline. However, there is no order requiring the county to go to a brand new system, which county officials now acknowledge.
Read full articleFirst-Ever National EAS Test Could Flood PSAPs
April 27, 20119-1-1 centers could experience a strong burst of calls when the first-ever national test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) is conducted later this year. During the national EAS test, no matter where citizens tune, they will hear the same EAS tones and message. Public overreaction is a distinct possibility.
Read full articleIf We Want It, We Have to Fight for It
April 27, 2011Public safety officials from rural, suburban and urban communities working in law enforcement, the fire service and emergency health care have joined forces to convince the House, the Senate, the FCC and the Obama administration that the rightful owner of the D-Block spectrum should be public safety.
Read full articleDozing Murray County 9-1-1 Dispatchers Lose Jobs
April 27, 2011Chatsworth, Ga. — When two calls from a medic unit went unanswered at Murray County’s 911 dispatch office, a video showed the dispatcher with her bare feet propped on her desk, her eyes closed and her head tilted to one side, according to county records.
Read full articleAPCO International Thanks Executive Director George Rice for 5 Years of Dedicated Service and Leadership
April 26, 2011Daytona Beach, Fla. — APCO International today expressed its gratitude to Executive Director George Rice for his diligence in leading the association into an era of organizational and programmatic growth. Rice will step down from his position with APCO effective June 30 to move to another association leadership setting, that of Executive Director of the 9-1-1 Industry Alliance.
Read full articleFCC Announces Meeting of the Emergency Response Interoperability Center Public Safety Advisory Committee Scheduled for May 24
April 22, 2011The Federal Communications Commission, consistent with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, announces that the FCC’s Emergency Response Interoperability Center Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) will hold its second meeting on Tuesday, May 24 at 10:00 a.m. The PSAC is a Federal Advisory Committee that will provide recommendations to assist the Commission and the Emergency Response Interoperability Center (ERIC) in developing a technical interoperability framework for a nationwide interoperable public safety broadband network
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