Honored: Columbia 9-1-1- Communications District (OR)

Columbia 9-1-1- Communications District, the sole Public Safety 9-1-1 Answering Point (PSAP) and dispatch center for all public safety agencies based in Columbia County, has been recognized by RQI Partners and the Resuscitation Academy Foundation as a “Resuscitation Trailblazer.”

The award signifies Columbia 9-1-1 Communications District’s commitment to improving telephone CPR practices and increasing cardiac arrest survival…

Highway patrol dispatcher helps woman stop her runaway SUV (OH)

CAMBRIDGE, Ohio (AP) — A wild ride on an interstate in central Ohio came to a safe end when a highway patrol dispatcher calmly instructed a driver how to stop her runaway SUV.

State troopers tried to clear traffic away from the vehicle. Police dashcam video posted on Facebook showed the vehicle weaving through traffic as the dispatcher, named Becky, told the driver to “listen to me right now.”

Emergency Communications, Police Get $1.6M in FEMA Funding Obligations (Puerto Rico)

Communications systems used to handle emergencies on the island as well as several Puerto Rico Police buildings will benefit from over $1.6 million in grants awarded under FEMA’s Public Assistance program.

Emergency communication systems in Guayanilla, Isabela, Jayuya, Juana Díaz, Mayagüez and Yauco will be strengthened with the help of over $906,000 in grants. The communications network tower at the Emergency Management…

Public Safety Advocate: Lack of Broadband PTT Interoperability, T-Mobile, Ligado

Recently, there has been a flurry of articles in the press, on Twitter, and on LinkedIn touting the advantages of Push-To-Talk over Broadband (PTT over LTE) and stressing that PTT over broadband is ready for primetime, which appears to be true with a few caveats. It is also true that multiple FirstNet-Certified broadband PTT applications are available, including three that currently interoperate with each other. However, there is no requirement for all PTT solutions to interoperate with one another, therefore it is unlikely we will see complete inter-vendor interoperability anytime soon…

Council voices support for county 911 funding levy (MT)

Whitefish is showing its support for a potential levy that would support the Flathead County 911 Emergency Communications Center.

City Council last week passed a resolution showing its support for a ballot initiative that would create a mill levy to assist in funding the 911 center.

The Flathead Emergency Communications Center administrative board has recommended that the Flathead County Commissioners place the levy request on the Nov. 3 general election ballot… READ MORE