Well, I missed an Advocate last week. When we returned from our mini-cation, Murphy was here to welcome us home. If you don’t know about Murphy, you can find out about him here. In any event, we are back and this week is a run-up to two 10-year anniversaries: the FirstNet Authority and FirstNet (Built with AT&T). Next, we will look at a completely new Internet of Things (IoT) device I think will be a best-seller on FirstNet. Finally, I am suggesting once again that if you do not come from the public-safety community but are working for the FirstNet Authority or FirstNet (Built with AT&T), it is time for you to take a ride-along…
Belleville’s fire department is retiring its antiquated radio system — last updated in 2006 — to better equip city firefighters serving on the front lines with critical modern communications.
Belleville Fire and Emergency Services (BEFS) was earmarked in the 2022 city capital budget to spend $1.4 million to upgrade its aging radio communications system in two phases.
Phase one will see the adoption of a new modern radio system and servicing agreement to be followed by a phase-two replacement of portable and mobile radio equipment…
Public safety agencies use the APCO International Agency Training Program Certification as a formal mechanism to ensure their training programs meet APCO American National Standards (ANS). Initial and continuing training for public safety telecommunicators is important as they provide essential services to the public in an expanding and rapidly changing environment…
WASHINGTON, January 26, 2022—The Federal Communications Commission today approved an additional 100 applications for funding commitments totaling $47.89 million for its COVID-19 Telehealth Program. This is the FCC’s sixth and final funding announcement of approved Round 2 applications. The FCC’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program supports the efforts of health care providers to continue serving their patients by providing reimbursement for telecommunications services, information services, and connected devices necessary to enable telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic…
Police Dispatcher Sanchez’s quick response, calming demeanor, attention to detail, and teamwork during a stressful and constantly evolving incident is what makes her an exemplary professional and her efforts are to be commended. She embodies Miami-Dade Police Department’s core values of integrity, respect, service, and fairness.
TALLAHASSEE, FL – The Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA) is pleased to announce that Police Dispatcher Rebeca Sanchez of the Miami-Dade Police Department has been selected as the 2022 Dispatcher of the Year. Each year, this award is presented at the FSA Winter Conference to an officer who has demonstrated exceptional service in the line of duty. The award is sponsored by L3Harris Technologies.
Police Dispatcher Rebeca Sanchez began her career at the Miami-Dade Police Department in 2004, and is a communications training officer who specializes in training and evaluating new employees in all aspects of the position. During her career, she has earned 23 letters of commendation for professionalism, dedication to duty, teamwork, and effort, and received a nomination for Employee of the Quarter in 2015…
Learn about current efforts to continue to protect the 4.9 GHz Band for public safety as well as recent filings, key decisions impacting these efforts, and how you can support PSSA’s initiative to protect the 4.9 GHz band for public safety.
