After more than a year of fighting for public records from the California Office of Emergency Services, newly released internal communications shed new light on issues with the project’s architect.
Deploying IP-based NG911 throughout the U.S. is expected to cost $5.8 billion to $9.27 billion—less than an estimate made almost a decade ago.
Deploying IP-based next-generation 911 (NG911) throughout the U.S. is expected to cost $5.8 billion to $9.27 billion—at least 30% less than was estimated almost a decade ago, counting inflation—according to an NG911 cost study released last week by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
/ Critical Linx, part of the Hughes Fire Affiliates, announced today that it is collaborating with FirstNet®, Built with AT&T to strengthen first responder communication by selling FirstNet services to eligible public safety customers.
Built specifically for public safety, FirstNet provides first responders with priority and preemption capabilities designed to help ensure reliable communications when it matters most. By combining FirstNet connectivity with the operational expertise and long‑standing public safety relationships of Critical Linx, this collaboration is designed to strengthen readiness, coordination, and response capabilities nationwide.
Every April, I write to The Bee and our community to publicly thank the staff at the Newtown Emergency Communications Center (ECC). My team of nine professionals works through storms, accidents, disputes, fires, and medical emergencies — situations that prompt a call to 9-1-1 or one of our routine lines.
Rockport PD dispatchers honored as the community’s ‘first first responders’
When a frantic caller contacts the City of Rockport’s Public Safety Communications Center, the first voice they hear isn’t from a police officer.
