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APCO International Releases 3rd Edition of Fire Service Communications Course
January 12, 2023APCO International has recently launched an update to the APCO Fire Services Communications (FSC) course.
Read full articleUnified Critical Communications for the Fireground
June 1, 2017In high risk environments, access to mission critical information can be the difference between life and death. Be it fire, RTA or rescue, real time communication can help the teams in attendance best deal with the situation.
Read full articleIAFC and AT&T Strengthen Strategic Relationship for Fire Service
April 12, 2017April 11, 2017 – Fairfax, Va. – The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) and AT&T today announced a renewed…
Read full articleHolland Releases New Mobile Communications and Command Module Video Demonstration Thanks to the Glenwood Fire Department
April 11, 2017April 10, 2017 – Crete, IL – Holland’s Mobile Communication and Command Module provides emergency/disaster recovery; temporary, long-term and emergency…
Read full articleBoard Lauds Emergency Workers in Tennessee
April 2, 2013It was a day of praise and progress for emergency services as the DeSoto Board of Supervisors on Monday lauded three Sheriff’s Department dispatchers for fast, lifesaving response to a house fire.
Read full articleFlorida: Man Calls 9-1-1 after Setting Fire
March 14, 2013Authorities say a convicted arsonist called 9-1-1 to report his neighbor’s house was on fire and then sat in his yard, drinking beer as fire consumed the house.
Read full articleFire Dept. Order Cause of Alarm for Some in City
August 9, 2012In rejecting Springfield’s ordinance mandating city-approved radio boxes, the Supreme Judicial Court said property owners can use any of four “fire protective signaling systems and automatic fire detection systems” allowed under the state building code.
Read full articleNew Voice Alert System Streamlining Call Response
June 18, 2012Her words tumble from fire station loudspeakers in robotic blocks, ubiquitous enunciations that send fire crews and ambulances rolling down city streets, sirens blaring. Roanoke fire officials claim the voice – feminine, unwavering, precise – contributes to a decrease in response times. And it comes from a machine; a dispatch tool that draws from a trove of prerecorded street names and commands, bought and paid for with city capital improvement funds. The voice alert system was just one of several new technologies installed at the city fire department in recent months, a move aimed at streamlining call response and keeping radio airwaves clear.
Read full articleFinlay’s Money-Saving Idea Gets Low ISO Rating
May 24, 2012Naples City Council member Doug Finlay believes the city could save as much as $1 million a year simply by getting its lines of communication straightened out with the Collier County sheriff’s 911 dispatch center.
Read full article9-1-1 Center Is Back to Normal after Fire
November 8, 2011The Columbia/Boone County Joint Communications 911 Center was back to normal operations by 11 p.m. Monday night, Nov. 7, after the office was evacuated for a small fire.
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