ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The City of Albuquerque has deployed a real-time crime center (RTCC) in partnership with Verizon Frontline, a cloud-based Real-Time Response System (RTRS), Verizon announced in a press release Wednesday. The RTCC aims to help public safety officials detect and respond to violent crimes more efficiently.
Verizon’s RTRS is a decision-support solution that aggregates data from multiple sources including computer-aided dispatch, records management systems, geographic information systems, and live and recorded video feeds, among others…
MAYFIELD, Ky. (KFVS) – A Kentucky State Police telecommunicator was recognized, along with other first responders, for their work during the Mayfield tornado.
They were recognized by the Kentucky Emergency Management Association on March 9.
According to a news release from KSP, Public Safety Telecommunication Supervisor Brandon Crews was on duty when the tornado moved through the area on December 10.
Within the first 24 hours of the tornado, KSP says Post 1 processed well over 3,000 emergency calls for service from local counties affected… READ MORE
By Anu Appaji, Domain Lead, Secure Information Exchange, First Responder Network Authority
It’s the beginning of a tour of duty for an officer in a typical police department.
The officer leaves the roll call briefing and checks out her equipment for the day—a radio, body-worn camera, taser, and smartphone. She proceeds to her vehicle and conducts a quick safety inspection of the exterior. As she sits down, the dispatcher announces that there are several assignments demanding immediate attention on her beat.
Unfortunately, she cannot begin her tour yet. She still has to sign on to several mobile applications on her smartphone and in-car computer before she can hit the street.
The objective of the project is to replace aging legacy and end-of-life (EOL) infrastructure and radios with a more reliable, robust, and scalable solution based on an open standard technology.
PowerTrunk, Inc. announces that Williams Communication Services Inc. (WCS), an Ontario Canada based indigenous communications firm, has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of The Solicitor General (SOLGEN) to provide a multi-site PowerTrunk-T TETRA and related equipment for a total of 31 correctional and youth facilities. The sites include 25 Adult Correction and 5 Youth Justice facilities and one training center throughout the Canadian province…
LINCOLNVILLE – At 10:07 a.m., January 16, 2022, Knox Regional Communications Center Dispatcher Tracie Webster received a call for a woman in active labor. She initiated emergency protocols and toned North East Mobile Health Services, the ambulance company that covers Lincolnville. Robyn Jones was is the process of giving birth, and her husband, Ralph, was asking for assistance.
Earlier in the morning, Robyn and Ralph were gearing up for the birth of their baby. They live in Lincolnville Center, and the hospital is 20 minutes away.
“My husband had said we should get things ready to go and I agreed saying ‘yes, I think today is going to be the day,’” said Robyn… READ MORE
ROSWELL, GA — The Roswell Fire Department will be able to respond quicker now that its 911 Center is using a GPS tracker to dispatch the closest emergency response vehicle to a caller’s location.
The department said in a news release Monday that it’s utilizing Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) dispatching, which uses the emergency vehicle’s GPS location, so dispatchers in the Roswell 911 Emergency Communications Center can identify and dispatch the closest, most appropriate emergency response vehicle to a call…
Learn about current efforts to continue to protect the 4.9 GHz Band for public safety as well as recent filings, key decisions impacting these efforts, and how you can support PSSA’s initiative to protect the 4.9 GHz band for public safety.
