The Nebraska Public Service Commission has approved funding that will pay for equipment and the first year of service and maintenance for a 9-1-1 backup system for Scotts Bluff County.
The PSC on Tuesday approved the county’s request to use approximately $112,500 in set-aside funds to pay for installation of the VIPER system, which is already in use in a number of Panhandle counties as well as other parts of the state…
The landscape for public safety technology is changing almost every day, both in terms of major regulatory changes and technology advances that impact public safety, and in new product announcements.
So where is it all headed? Here are three new and three emerging technology advances that will shape public safety in the near future, as well as public safety and tech experts’ expectations on what will come into play over the longer term…
The county is taking big steps toward having more public safety communication and broadband internet towers in Kosciusko, including having the three locations for them.
At the county commissioners meeting Tuesday, Terry Burnworth, of Pyramid Consulting, asked for approval “to do the documents and bidding of the three public safety towers and then we’ll do an alternate of three broadband towers…
CLOVIS, California (KGPE) —Clovis Police said 26-year-old Nikolas Frazier made the initial 911 call on Sunday before he was shot and killed by police.
Police Chief Curt Fleming said Frazier called police telling them a man was in the Walmart parking lot with a rifle. Later, they found it was an air gun.
The 911 dispatch detailed the call…
Habitat for Humanity recognizes the Siloam Springs Emergency dispatch as “Habitat Heroes” on Aug. 26. The organization brought gift bags for the dispatchers along with home-baked cookies…
