Informed decision-making rests at the core of an effective response to any incident or event. Whether public or private sector, organizations must be capable of building a real-time, accurate picture of what’s happening. More importantly, they must be capable of doing so quickly and across multiple channels, without falling prey to misinformation or suffering from a lack of visibility…
Litchfield County Dispatch is currently accepting applications for immediate openings for Emergency Telecommunicators. Under the direct supervision of the Communications Manager and Executive Director, to receive and process 9-1-1 emergency and non-emergency calls from the public using state-of-the-art communication equipment. Each call taker gathers, classifies and supplements essential information from the caller and enters it into the Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system…
I have several things on my mind this week. The first concerns how WiFi fits into FirstNet communications. The second is the sudden decision by the FCC Chairman, who seems to have the votes, to license the 4.9-GHz spectrum currently licensed to multiple public-safety agencies under FCC Part 90, to the individual states. To understand what might happen if the spectrum is handed over to the states, we will look at the last time the FCC followed this path and licensed a block of 700-MHz Land Mobile Radio (LMR) spectrum to the states…
Mayor Steven Fulop joined city council and community members on Sept. 16, to officially break ground on Jersey City’s first-ever, all-encompassing Public Safety Headquarters.
The groundbreaking for the 11-story building on MLK Drive and Kearny Avenue will be the fourth to be built as part of the municipal complex known as Jackson Square…
A recent grant from the Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission will allow Payette and Washington counties to update a shared 911 phone system between the two sheriff’s offices.
Officials said the update, which includes new software and hardware, will cost $378,279 for the installation and first two years of maintenance. The IPSCC grant covers the total project, and won’t financially impact residents of either county…
