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Celebrate the First First Responders

April 16, 2010

This is National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, and politicians and the public made it a point to honor telecommunicators for their part in saving lives. Read about the kickoff and other events held this week.

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National Broadband Plan Released

March 24, 2010

APCO and the public safety community have been anticipating the release of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan for some time now. In March, the FCC finally released the plan.

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From Broadband to TriBand

March 24, 2010

Educational opportunities were plentiful and many new products were on display at IWCE 2010, held March 10-12 in Las Vegas.

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A High-Tech EOC on Wheels

February 24, 2010

An interview with Frisco (Texas) Fire Department Chief Mack Borchardt and Assistant Chief Paul Siebert about the state-of-the-art communications technology used in its new command and communications vehicle.

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Blount Co. (Tenn.) 9-1-1’s Text-A-Tip Program

February 11, 2010

Blount Co. (Tenn.) 9-1-1 Comm Center deploys Text-A-Tip program in local schools. Story includes an interview with Assistant Director Donna Overstreet about implementation and deployment.

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9-1-1 Call of Duty

February 1, 2010

Hamilton Co., Ohio, telecommunicators got to great lengths to help a soldier abroad after his friend called 9-1-1 concerned.

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Hialeah, Fla., Gets New Center & CAD Upgrade

February 1, 2010

In October 2009, all this changed when the nearly 50 police and fire dispatchers and calltakers the City of Hialeah, Fla., merged into the city’s new comm center. Today, cross-trained on a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system, telecommunicators serve Hialeah’s citizens from a high-tech facility.

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Training Requirements for 9-1-1

January 15, 2010

On the Thursday, Jan. 7, edition of The Today Show, NBC aired a story all APCO members and public safety telecommunicators should be aware of: “911 Emergency: Are Operators Ready for Your Call?” In this story, Jeff Rossen reported on a three-month investigation into the lack of national training standards for 9-1-1.

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Congress Called to Take Action

January 15, 2010

A 700 MHz public safety nationwide broadband wireless network supporting both broadband voice and data will enhance interoperability in public safety emergencies requiring a multi-jurisdictional response. The September 2009 Draft of the National Broadband Plan calls for an eventual converged broadband voice and data network for public safety as a strategic goal.

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