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A radio site will be built at the fire station on Centech Boulevard as part of the project.
By Laura Hayes, Contributing Writer
SHREWSBURY — Shrewsbury is interested in using Worcester’s public safety radio frequency.
Trying to make that possible, Shrewsbury firefighter and lead technical support on public safety radios Joseph Milosz presented an intermunicipal agreement between the town and Worcester during the May 11 Board of Selectmen meeting, which was unanimously approved.
“Part of the challenge of the radio world unfortunately right now is frequencies are very regulated by the FCC [Federal Communications Commission],” Milosz said…
Between cellphones and 5G rollout, it’s not easy to get a new radio frequency, he said.
“The best way to go forward was to take and add on to the City of Worcester’s system,” Mizlosz explained. “…It’s using what’s already built into the city, which is new.”
DURHAM, NC (WNCN) – In some shifts, the Durham 911 call center has only two operators taking 911 calls, according to a Durham 911 dispatcher.
In a city where an average of two shooting incidents a day, a 911 operator told CBS 17 in an interview on Wednesday that it was frustrating and worrying.
“The stress level and the lack of free time, the lack of time to decompress means more errors, more errors,” said the anonymous 911 dispatcher…
Nashville, TN – The Davidson County Emergency Communications Center is projecting a need for dozen of more dispatchers in the coming years to keep their call answer record as perfect as it has been during the pandemic.
When your safety is on the line, Amber Doss is on the other end of it. “We came to help people, it’s a calling,” she said. Turns out. there’s a science to answering calls for help.
“It’s life safety,” ECC Director Stephen Martini explained…
The Prince William County Department of Public Safety Communications today announced the implementation of the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP), an alarm response program improving 911 response time, minimizing duplicate data entry and possible errors, and reducing unnecessary calls between alarm companies and the Department of Public Safety Communications. 911 centers across the United States are known in the industry as Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) to differentiate from those that do not receive 911 calls, only transfers…
Law enforcement, fire, EMS, and 9-1-1 professionals handle over 240 million emergency 9-1-1 calls per year. Our 9-1-1 system is the most critical of critical infrastructure — relied upon nationwide every day to obtain assistance in a variety of life-or-death situations. Unfortunately, 9-1-1 networks across the United States have not kept up with advances in communications technology and, in large part, are based upon technology dating back to the 1960s and limited to voice calls and some texting.
The focus on improving our nation’s infrastructure provides a unique opportunity for Congress to make a once-in-a-generation investment to modernize our 9-1-1 systems to Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG 9-1-1). NG 9-1-1 will enable Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) to receive a variety of multimedia (photos, videos) and other data from 9-1-1 callers and seamlessly share this information with other ECCs and responding fire, EMS, and law enforcement officials in the field. This will make emergency responses faster and more efficient and make public safety professionals and the communities they serve safer. Simply put, NG 9-1-1 will save lives…
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.
