"Disaster Communications"
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November 12, 2020Devastating tornadoes severed statewide public safety communications in Tennessee. Communications were restored in 41 hours as emergency response roared into action. [From the November/December 2020 PSC magazine.]
Read full articlePresently, Over 86% of Cell Sites in Puerto Rico Are Still Not Operating in Aftermath of Hurricane Maria
October 6, 2017LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — ROK Mobile (a nationwide provider of wireless and social impacting value-added services) has…
Read full articleCritical Communications During the Boston Marathon
August 17, 2015Joseph O’Hare grew up in Boston, and as a young boy attended the Boston Marathon with his family, later watching…
Read full articleFormer FCC Chair’s Proposed Ad Hoc Emergency Response System Already Available to First Responders
July 16, 2013Mobilicom addresses first responder need for Internet connectivity in disaster situations.
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 articleAPCO Partners with DHS/NCC to Support National Disaster Response
August 29, 2012Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International announced its partnership with the National Coordinating Center (NCC),…
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 articleWeather Alerts Coming Soon to Smartphone Near You
June 28, 2012MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorney Bob Burns already gets a lot of information from his smartphone, but he welcomes the prospect of getting a little more — free warnings about life-threatening weather from a sophisticated new government system.
Read full articleNatalie Duran Named APCO International Co-Chair of the NJTI
March 30, 2012Last week, Natalie Duran, fire communications officer with Miami Dade Fire Rescue Department, was appointed to the position of APCO International co-chair of the National Joint TERT Initiative (NJTI). Before her appointment, Duran was the Florida representative to the NJTI Board. She replaces APCO International Life Member Brent Lee in the role.
Read full articleLESA CERT Works Tacoma Mall Active Shooter Exercise
September 28, 2011On August 12th, members of LESA Communication’s Emergency Response Team (CERT) manned the radios for a full scale active shooter exercise held by TPD at the Tacoma Mall. This exercise allowed officers, SWAT, hostage negotiations, bomb techs and rescue units the opportunity to test their skills and equipment. Three tactically trained dispatchers reported to the Mobile Command Unit (MCU) in the mall’s parking lot and ran exercise communications.
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