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Birmingham, Ala., Police Department Goes Live on New 9-1-1 Technology
January 24, 2013Troy, Mich. (January 21, 2013) — The Birmingham, Ala., Police Department recently implemented New World Systems’ Aegis™ Computer Aided Dispatch…
Read full articleZetron Communications Consoles Trigger Faster Fire Crew Response in UK Airports Emergency ‘First’
January 24, 2013January 24, 2013 – When an aircraft slightly overshot the runway after landing at Birmingham Airport in September, fire crews were…
Read full articlePolice Sent to Chris Brown Home in Latest 9-1-1 Hoax
January 23, 2013LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have responded to Chris Brown’s home after they received a call about a domestic violence situation that turned out to be false.
Read full articleChoking Death Lawsuit Settled
January 23, 2013Five years after Nancy Jane McGhee’s death, a settlement has been reached in her family’s lawsuit against Pasco County’s Department of Emergency Services.
Read full articleMan Calls 9-1-1 10 Times, Seeks Ride to Mexico, Deputies Say
January 23, 2013An Immokalee man was arrested after calling 911 10 times, asking for a ride to Mexico, deputies say.
Read full articleKardashian’s LA Home Target of Fake 9-1-1 Call
January 23, 2013Calif. authorities seeking person who called 9-1-1 reporting false emergency at Kardashian home.
Read full article9-1-1 Ballot Item Excludes Records Upgrade
January 23, 2013A costly records management system is not included in a sales tax proposal the Boone County Commission placed on the April ballot Tuesday morning in an effort to improve local 9-1-1 and emergency management services.
Read full articleTom Cruise Possibly Latest Target of Fake 9-1-1 Call
January 18, 2013BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Tom Cruise may be the latest so-called “swatting” victim after police responded to a 911…
Read full articleFCC Meets with Land Mobile Frequency Coordinators
January 18, 2013The FCC met with land mobile frequency coordinators on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, to discuss how to handle licenses for systems in the VHF and UHF band that have not complied with the Jan. 1, 2013, narrowband deadline.
Read full articleArk. Woman Dies After 9-1-1 Call Not Put In System
January 17, 2013LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas 911 operator did not enter a call into a computer system that would have notified police and fire dispatchers of a mother and son trapped inside a vehicle in a pond, authorities said Wednesday. The woman died hours later, and her 5-year-old son was in critical condition Wednesday, police said.
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