Today, a new app for personal safety is launching in Detroit.
It’s called Citizen and it combines location information with 9-1-1 intelligence intended to keep you and your network of friends and family in the loop about accidents at home, on the road and elsewhere.
Detroit Today host Stephen Henderson talks about Citizen with Ben Jealous, former President of the NAACP and Social Impact Investor in Citizen… READ MORE
During the migration, technicians of Spie (a company that offers multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications) were present at the about 600 set-up points in order to make the switch possible.
Last night, the migration of the Dutch emergency communications network (C2000) took place. The migration started around 11 p.m. The old TETRA network was switched off within half an hour. The new Hytera TETRA network was started up between midnight and 1 am…
County commissioners hear about project plans from engineer.
Plans for the new Pratt County Public Safety Center are coming together and a tentative time line puts the start of construction sometime in April.
Wayne Scritchfield, municipal engineer for Kirkham Michael, consulting engineers for Pratt County, presented a progress report to the Pratt County Commissioners at their Jan. 21 meeting…
The City of Hopkinsville installed three emergency call boxes along the Hopkinsville Rail Trail on Tuesday; however, the beacons are expected to be turned on within the next week.
“They’re integrated with (the Emergency Communications Center) and have built-in cameras in them,” Ezell said. “When you activate the call, it takes you to the 911 center, you’re on camera and a blue flashing light will illuminate.”
Fairbanks City Council voted to abolish the Public Safety Commission on Monday night. In addition to the testimony of councilmembers, the council also heard from various department heads, who were unanimous…
A new bill would give dispatchers compensation if they answer calls for traumatic events — if a psychiatrist of psychologist diagnoses them with PTSD.
