To better manage emergency communications and to coordinate responses during the legendary New Year’s Eve celebrations in New York City’s Times Square this year, the New York City Police Department and AT&T turned the company’s retail phone store in the metro hub into an operations center.
The Chippewa County Board of Supervisors on Oct. 8 approved two measures aimed at stabilizing staffing in the Emergency Communications Center: a one‑time appreciation bonus for ECC employees and a conversion of a vacant full‑time telecommunicator position into two part‑time posts to increase scheduling flexibility.
A.J. Gary, director of the Division of Emergency Management and chair of the newly reconfigured Arkansas 9‑1‑1 board, told the joint committees the board has met three times since appointments and is advancing preparations for NextGen 9‑1‑1 and PSAP consolidation.
Motorola Solutions has achieved interoperability between its Emergency Services IP network (ESInet) and the ESInet of AT&T within the state of Maryland, allowing the transfer of next-generation 911 (NG911) calls to be transferred between the vendors with all associated data being maintained, according to a Motorola Solutions official.
When summer winds down, many families prepare to send students away from home for the first time to attend college. At the same time, colleges and universities nationwide diligently work behind the scenes to welcome students to a safe and secure campus.
Ensuring students enjoy their college experience safely is a top priority for campus safety officials at Delaware State University (DSU). For James Overton, Vice President of Student Affairs and Police Superintendent at DSU, keeping students safe and first responders connected means making the FirstNet network — the nationwide network dedicated to emergency communication — a key part of its campus safety initiative. FirstNet helps ensure that students can reach university police at all times.
