DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center recently received an upgrade.
In a Facebook post, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said that the center’s layout includes new acrylic barriers and work stations equipped for sitting or standing.
The office said the upgrades help dispatchers practice social distancing and communicate quickly with each other…
Public-safety organizations have more opportunity than ever to be efficient, interoperable and data-driven thanks to cloud computing, a panel of experts said during a webinar.
For instance, California’s Office of Emergency Service’s Public Safety Communications (PSC) Division turned to the cloud to use device-based location data for 911 callers. When that data first became available a few years ago, the equipment in the state’s public-safety answering points (PSAPs) couldn’t integrate it. Now, 82% of the state’s 911 calls come from mobile devices, and with cloud, dispatchers can immediately view location data on their screens and verify it with callers…
With the growing amount of data, video, and information services (DV&IS) in the communications ecosystem, public safety agencies need priority access to advanced services to support national security and emergency response and recovery.
To further that goal, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is seeking feedback on a potential new requirement for two programs it manages: the Next Generation Network Priority Service (NGN PS ) and the Telecommunications Service Priority programs…
AT&T, the company behind FirstNet, has announced four new solutions to improve communications and situational awareness for police, firefighters and other first responders.
The four new solutions are meant to improve network range and throughput, track personnel’s location vertically as well as horizontally and connect land mobile radios with cellphones. The solutions are available only to FirstNet subscribers…
NEWARK, NJ — After more than 30 years of service to the city of Newark, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose is expected to announce Wednesday that he is stepping down from his role, according to sources with the knowledge of the director’s decision.
Born and raised in Newark, Ambrose’s exit from the Newark Public Safety Office would cap a lauded career in service to the city in addition to Essex County. Earlier this month, Ambrose was recognized by United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito for his contributions to cooperative law enforcement…
