SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY (OnSachem.com / OnTownMedia.com) — A big change is underway to improve the response time to automated fire and EMS alarms in Suffolk County.
On Wednesday, Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone announced the change in how alarm-monitoring companies report to Suffolk County Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services (FRES)… READ MORE
A Massachusetts man who was arrested last month on suspicion of having child pornography recently resigned as a police dispatcher for the town of Lincoln, the department’s chief said Wednesday. Spencer Hughes, of Randolph, resigned from the Lincoln Police Department on Oct. 30, just over two weeks after his arrest,…
FirstNet cell sites have been installed in several locations throughout New Hampshire to improve wireless communications for first responders.
FirstNet is the only nationwide, high-speed broadband communications platform for America’s first responders and the public safety community. It is built with AT&T in a public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority – an independent agency within the federal government…
Welcome to November 2020. The election is finally behind us, Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc in the United States, and the number of wildfires, major storms, and hurricanes continue to make our first responders’ work even more essential. When FirstNet was created in February of 2012, it was a result of the public-safety community having banded together across disciplines. The Public Safety Alliance (PSA) sought and received support from a variety of organizations including Governors, Mayors, and most Land Mobile Radio (LMR) vendors…
Encouraging the development of solutions that address unique public-safety coverage solutions and enhance mission-critical voice, data and video communications are among the focus areas highlighted the recently updated FirstNet Authority Roadmap that outlines strategic technological priorities for the FirstNet system.
Last month’s release represents the first update to the Roadmap, which was created last year as a strategic document that is designed to help identify development priorities for the FirstNet system…
DOVER-FOXCROFT — The county sent out a letter earlier this fall seeking requests for proposals for a feasibility study on a public safety radio system to fix long-running communications problems for fire and police departments. The Piscataquis County Commissioners opened three bids during their Nov. 3 meeting, and these will be reviewed for a possible decision at the Nov. 17 meeting…
