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…
Hang-up calls to 911 have been on the rise for our dispatch center, as well as every other center. We’re looking for your help, so that we can continue to provide the best service to the community.
Handling 911 hang-ups can sometimes be a relatively long, drawn-out process for our dispatchers. We never know if the person on the other end of the line is having an actual emergency or not. We can be taking away from providing the best service when we are constantly working on hang-ups…
