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Dispatch Centers Consolidate Services in 5-Year Deal
April 30, 2015Calls from West Carrollton residents to 9-1-1 dispatchers in Centerville will get their first public tests starting at 1 p.m. today.
Read full articleSpokane Regional Emergency Communications Services Receives APCO P33 Certification
April 29, 2015Spokane Regional Emergency Communications Services, WA, has met the minimum training standards for the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International Project 33 Agency Training Program Certification-2010 (P33 Certification) and has been awarded certification as of April 23, 2015.
Read full articleGeoComm Providing NG9-1-1 GIS Managed Services to the State of Texas
April 28, 2015GeoComm was recently selected by the Texas Commission on State Emergency Communications (CSEC) to provide Next Generation 9-1-1(NG9-1-1) GIS services. Under a multi-year contract, GeoComm will deliver a managed Enterprise Geospatial Database Management System (EGDMS). The EGDMS, includes an authoritative geospatial data repository associated with the CSEC’s State-level Emergency Services IP network (ESInet) to serve 23 Regional Planning Commission 9-1-1 programs.
Read full articleDetroit Suburbs Add Critical All-Digital Technology To First Responder Tools
April 28, 2015As a shared technology between the City Fire Services, serving Plymouth and Northville, responders will now have immediate, critical knowledge of municipal buildings and facilities, vastly improving their chances of saving lives and reducing property damage in cases of emergency.
Read full articleAPCO Releases Fact Sheet and White Paper on Mobile Apps and 9-1-1
April 27, 2015Today, APCO International released a Fact Sheet on Mobile Apps and 9-1-1, and a White Paper on “The Status of 9-1-1 Apps.” These documents are intended to educate the general public and stakeholders in the app development community on the state of the 9-1-1 system and the role that mobile apps can play currently and in the future.
Read full articleSimoco Launches the Linx 200 Portable Radio
April 24, 2015Simoco Group has announced the launch of a Tier II portable radio, the LinX 200, which will meet the market need for reliable and cost effective communications. The radio, which meets DMR standards, operates on Tier II digital conventional and analogue modes, meaning that it supports organisations planning to upgrade to digital radio communications from their analogue systems.
Read full articleFranklin County (Maine) Commissioners OK More Money for Communications
April 24, 2015Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to add $73,200 to the communications budget to improve emergency radio communications in the county.
Read full articleKnox County (Tenn.) E9-1-1 Board Considers Bylaws
April 24, 2015For the first time since its creation 30 years ago, the Knox County E9-1-1 Board of Directors is working on a formal set of bylaws to govern its operation.
Read full articleAPCO Seeks Workgroup Members to revise a Standard for Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Service Criteria Rating Scale
April 24, 2015The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International filed a Project Initiation Notification to revise a standard for Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Service Capability Criteria Rating Scale.
Read full articleAPCO Announces Approval of a Standard for Public Safety Communications Common Status Codes for Data Exchange
April 21, 2015The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International received final approval from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on April 7, 2015 for an American National Standard (ANS) that identifies Common Status Codes for Data Exchange.
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