Posts From Agency Representative
Accidental 9-1-1 Calls from Wireless Phones
October 15, 2012Editor’s note: Accidental 9-1-1 calls from wireless phones — also known as pocket dials or butt call — are on…
Read full articleImplementing Public Safety Broadband Provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012
October 15, 2012The FCC has adopted rules implementing the clear mandate of the Public Safety Spectrum Act to grant a license with respect to the public safety broadband spectrum (763-768/793-798 MHz), guard band (768-769/798-799 MHz), and the D Block to the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).
Read full articlePublic Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Releases Agenda for Workshop on Upcoming Test Bed to Improve Indoor Location Accuracy for Wireless 9-1-1 Calls
October 15, 2012WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 — The Federal Communications Commission issued the following press release: Consumers are increasingly abandoning landline telephony in…
Read full articleLBPD Dispatcher Helps Control the Scene of a Robbery, Leading to Arrest of Suspects
October 4, 2012On Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, at 8:11 p.m., Long Beach Police officers responded to a call of a robbery that…
Read full articleFEMA Kicks Off Ninth Annual National Preparedness Month
September 1, 2012WASHINGTON – As the remnants of Hurricane Isaac continue to impact portions of the country, FEMA kicked off the ninth…
Read full articleSalt Lake Valley Emergency Communications Center (VECC) & the Great Utah Shakeout Exercise
July 25, 2012The scenario of the Great Utah Shakeout exercise was that a catastrophic 7.0 earthquake struck the Salt Lake segment of the Wasatch Fault at 10:15 in the morning on April 17, 2012.
Read full articleStatement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President Philadelphia Mayor Michael A. Nutter on This Morning’s Mass Shooting in Aurora
July 20, 2012“Once again our nation’s attention is riveted on a single act of violence that has claimed a dozen lives and left dozens more injured.”
Read full articleRuggedized Computers Selection and Procurement Guide, 2012
July 19, 2012Increasing demands on response agencies to operate while mobile and from remote locations has increased the need for computing devices…
Read full articleArkansas First to Launch Statewide Smart911 Emergency Call System
June 27, 2012LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas is the first state in the country to launch Smart911, an enhanced public safety and emergency dispatching system.
Read full articleThe U.S. Conference of Mayors Applauds COPS Grants for U.S. Cities
June 25, 2012U.S. Conference of Mayors President Philadelphia (PA) Mayor Michael Nutter issued the following statement after an announcement in Philadelphia today by Attorney General Holder about COPS Hiring Grants being awarded to U.S. Cities:
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