PHOENIX — The Phoenix Fire Department and Phoenix Police Department are in need of more 911 dispatchers and are looking to hire dozens of people.
In total, they are looking to fill 66 positions.
“I consider our dispatch center the nucleus of every call,” said Phoenix Fire Captain Todd Keller.
He added that even with the many open positions, call times are not being impacted as their current operators are working extra hours to fill the need… READ MORE
TIOGA COUNTY, Pa. (WETM) – First responders in Tioga County are getting another major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the FirstNet® network expansion currently underway by AT&T.
New, purpose-built FirstNet cell sites will enhance voice and mobile broadband coverage in the county and give first responders on FirstNet – America’s public safety network – access to always-on, 24-hours-a-day priority and preemption across voice and data…
Crawford County Public Safety is set to receive some new communication equipment, following a series of unanimous votes at the Oct. 27 meeting of the Crawford County commissioners.
Commissioners approved the replacement of the communication stations for Public Safety’s Police Central, Government North and Police North, Government South and Government/Fire and Med West remote sites. These stations, according to Public Safety Director Greg Beveridge, are used to contact police, medical, fire department and other emergency responders.
The existing equipment, Beveridge said, is out of date and unable to receive service due to its age…
There are two words that define how technology is changing policing for the better. Connectivity and mobility. These words pack power. Connectivity is the quality, state or capability of being constantly connected. Mobility is taking that connectivity with you, even when you are moving. For police officers, these terms encompass the ability to access critical information from a mobile device, be it a tablet computer, smartphone or wearable. Access this guide to learn how to address officer and agency privacy concerns while delivering constant connection via mobile technology and apps…
Several counties and cities banded together to better share information and improve 911 capabilities using a cloud-hosted spatial database.
Georgia’s Coastal Regional Commission (CRC), which does orthoimagery and lidar economies-of-scale projects through mutual peer sharing, noticed that the user groups had common problems with complying with Next Generation 911 (NG911) requirements. For instance, emergency response times could take more than 30 minutes when a call came from a hunting camp deep in the woods where there were no road names or geographic information system (GIS) presence… READ MORE
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.
