Edinburg, TX – DHR Health is now a FirstNet® subscriber, bringing their Level 1 Trauma Center to the forefront of public safety communications.
FirstNet is the only, nationwide, high-speed broadband communications platform dedicated to and purpose-built for first responders and the extended public safety community. It provides innovative capabilities to strengthen first responders’ incident response and will help DHR Health’s Level 1 Trauma Center team to connect to critical information they need for daily emergencies.
“When seconds count, communication between all first responders involved in an emergency situation is paramount, and it is DHR Health’s mission to provide all the tools available to a patient in regards to their health,” said DHR Health Trauma Medical Director, Dr. Jeffrey Skubic…
The City of Fort Atkinson has accepted a proposal from Mueller Communications, Milwaukee, to serve as the communications consultant for a possible public safety referendum next April.
The proposal, which excludes an optional community survey, carries a total price tag of $46,781.
Execution of the agreement is contingent on the approval of a Fort Atkinson Community Foundation grant for $23,390.50 or the receipt of other non-general fund dollars…
After launching in parts of Harlem this summer, New York City is planning to expand a pilot program that enables 911 to dispatch teams that are led by social workers to mental health calls instead of the NYPD. The B-HEARD program will cover all of Harlem by early November before expanding into the Bronx.
But new data released Friday suggests that even as the program’s reach grows, 911 operators still send the overwhelming majority of mental health calls — about three of every four — to police teams. It’s a protocol that New Yorkers with mental illness, their family members and mental health advocates have fought to change in recent years…
For agencies considering the transition to P25, the video offers insights and advice from public safety officials with firsthand experience.
The Project 25 (P25) standard for public safety land mobile radio (LMR) enables responders from different disciplines and jurisdictions to communicate seamlessly during joint operations regardless of the manufacturer of their equipment.
This capability is fundamental for saving lives and property, and agencies nationwide recognize its importance. Two issues, however, often make agencies hesitate to adopt P25 technology. First is the perceived high cost of P25 equipment and its implementation; second is the advent of long-term evolution (LTE) broadband technologies in public safety…
The Central South Dakota Communications Center in Pierre is receiving new equipment thanks to some one-time funding from the State of South Dakota.
The 911 Coordination Board, administered by the South Dakota Department of Public Safety, has awarded the public safety dispatch center $108,388 to purchase new radios and computers, creating two additional work stations.
According to Cindy Gross, Communications Center Manager, they serve as the backup answering point for other dispatch and state radio centers. She says the additional work stations give them the ability to dedicate technology and staff to handle traffic when one of the other communications centers across the state needs an assist. Additionally, Gross says, if there was a large emergency within its service territory, the additional consoles could be dedicated specifically to that incident…
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.
