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Lt. General Russel Honoré, U.S. Army (Ret.), to Deliver Opening Keynote Address at 9-1-1 Industry Alliance National Workshop on 9-1-1 Overload
September 20, 2011ARLINGTON, VA., Sept. 20, 2011 — The 9-1-1 Industry Alliance (9IA) is pleased to announce that retired Army Lt. Gen. Russel Honoré will be the opening keynote speaker at the 9IA National Workshop on 9-1-1 Overload. The event is being held on October 4-5, 2011, at the Georgetown University Hotel and Conference Center in Washington, D.C.
Read full articleIn Motion Technology Awarded Georgia State-Wide Contract for Trauma Transfer/Communications System
September 20, 2011Vancouver, BC, September 20, 2011 – In Motion Technology, the leader in mobile networking technologies that efficiently connect and manage equipment, information and people in the field, announced today that it has been awarded a state-wide contract for an Automatic Vehicle Location System (AVLS) for the trauma care network for Georgia. Phase 1 implementation is now complete, and it is expected that Phase 2 initial deployment will be completed by September 30, 2011.
Read full articleCongressman Steve Rothman (D-NJ) and Chairman Peter King (R-NY) Introduce Bill to Fund Communications Equipment for First Responders
September 20, 2011Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Steve Rothman (D-NJ) and House Homeland Security Chairman Peter King (R-NY), introduced the Help Emergency Responders Operate Emergency Systems (HEROES) Act. Together, they are fighting to ensure that First Responders, true heroes of our nation, have the communications equipment to do their jobs and that the already overburdened local taxpayers do not have to unfairly pay for an unfunded federal mandate.
Read full articleChattanooga Police Department Buys Two Leica ScanStations
September 20, 2011Early this year the Chattanooga, Tennessee Police department added a formidable tool to its already robust arsenal of law enforcement technology with the purchase of two Leica ScanStation C10 3-D laser scanners. The agency is the first in Tennessee to acquire the high-tech devices. To meet the needs of this sprawling city of 168,000, served by over 400 sworn officers, the department dedicated one Leica ScanStation C10 for traffic accident investigations, the other for crime scene mapping. For Assistant Chief Tim Carroll, head of the department’s Criminal Investigations Unit, the acquisition represented a quantum leap in the department’s crime scene mapping capability. What he could not anticipate was events would soon provide an opportunity to demonstrate the Leica ScanStation C10 extraordinary capabilities for crime scene investigation.
Read full articleAeroflex endows $1.4 million laboratory at Lancaster University
September 20, 2011Lancaster, United Kingdom— September 13, 2011— Aeroflex Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aeroflex Holding Corp. (NYSE:ARX), and Lancaster University announced today the inauguration of the Aeroflex Wireless Broadband Laboratory in the University’s School of Computing and Communications at InfoLab21, Lancaster’s world-class center of excellence for research in information and communication technologies.
Read full articleJohnson County Emergency Comm Center Is Environmentally Friendly & Functional
September 16, 2011With an increasing push toward green technology and design, a Kansas-based comm center has set a gold standard—not only with…
Read full articlePete Piringer: Public Safety’s Pinnacle of Professionalism
September 15, 2011For Pete Piringer, the National Capitol Region has been an exciting place to work and establish his public safety career. His roles have been varied in several localities but throughout them all, he has become a well known communications professional in the region. “I like being a public servant. I guess it goes back to the days of dispatching and volunteering. I’m blessed,” Piringer said.
Read full articleThree 9-1-1 Callers Arrested on Drug Charges in Monterey County
September 15, 2011Three men were arrested in Pacific Grove, Calif., early Monday after they called 9-1-1 while high on drugs, police said.
Read full articleWaiting for 9-1-1 Help
September 15, 2011911, do you need police, fire or medical? The sometimes-long wait to hear those words from an emergency operator has Tulsa residents complaining. “It’s a public safety issue,” Council Chairwoman Maria Barnes said.
Read full articleKanawha County, W.Va., Hopes to Patch Gaps in 9-1-1 Radio System
September 15, 2011Kanawha County spent between $3 million and $4 million on digital radios for fire departments around the county in 2008, but coverage gaps are keeping most departments from using the equipment.
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