CAMBRIDGE — The Dorchester County 9-1-1 Advisory Board began a process to address concerns with the county’s 9-1-1 system at a meeting Tuesday morning in Cambridge.
The meeting, attending by Dorchester Council President Jay Newcomb, County Manager Keith Adkins, and members of the county’s public safety community, began with the selection of Dorchester County Health Officer Roger Harrell as chairman… READ MORE
Several U.S. Senators, led by Washington’s Maria Cantwell, want the proceeds from an upcoming spectrum auction to go toward bridging the urban-rural digital divide.
Cantwell introduced legislation this week that would ensure some of the proceeds from a public auction of C-Band airwaves would be invested in rural broadband deployment and next-generation 9-1-1 networks… READ MORE
On August 1, 2019, the FCC adopted a Report and Order to implement the 911 direct dial and notification requirements of the Kari’s Law Act of 2017 for multi-line telephone systems that are deployed in hotels, office buildings, schools and many other locations. The Report and Order also implements Section 506 of RAY BAUM’s Act, which directed the FCC to consider rules to require the caller’s location gets conveyed to the public safety answering point with all 911 calls made using multi-line telephone systems or other types of devices… READ MORE
The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced the onboarding of its 63rd PSAP in the United States — The Metropolitan Nashville Davidson County Tenn. Department of Emergency Communications.
Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, TMA’s ASAP-to-PSAP service is designed to increase the accuracy and efficiency of calls for service from alarm companies to PSAPs.
“The security industry is in the business of life safety. Manufacturers and service providers collectively dedicate their resources to the innovation of products and services that protect and save lives,” TMA President Don Young said in the announcement. “TMA’s ASAP-to-PSAP service is one of the most… READ MORE
Public safety personnel (PSP) in Saskatchewan have a new on-line tool to help them manage and maintain their mental health and well-being. The University of Regina today announced the launch of the new Public Safety Personnel Internet-delivered Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (PSPNET) program at the Canadian Institute of Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT)…
Everyone is aware of the time and commitment the local police, fire, and EMS departments put into each day. But without the support of the dispatchers, their job would be tremendously more difficult. An often underappreciated job, dispatchers are the initial contact with a person(s) experiencing an emergency situation, a calming voice for the caller, and the liaison between that person(s) and the emergency crews… READ MORE
