by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 28, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is adopting what3words as a tool to help locate callers faster in an emergency, taking out the “search” from search and rescue.
What3words divided the world into 10-foot squares and gave each square a unique combination of three random words, which assists first responders in locating a call, according to Margaret Stewart, spokesperson for the LAFD.
Being able to locate a caller during an emergency is essential and the faster the location is confirmed, the faster help can be dispatched, Stewart said…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 28, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
FirstNet subscribers will have access to new secure-messaging and video-streaming functionalities that can be used to support their first-responder missions, according to AT&T, which is building the nationwide public-safety broadband network through a contract with the FirstNet Authority.
In conjunction with the unveiling of a collaboration with Motorola Solutions to develop a second mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) offering, AT&T last week announced the immediate availability of FirstNet Messaging—a secure text-messaging application—and MissionKeeper for Public Safety, which is designed to support near-real-time video streaming, particularly from drones and robots being used by first-responder agencies…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 28, 2021 | Comm Center News
LONGMEADOW – Longmeadow Town Manager Lyn Simmons told the Select Board that its regional dispatch partner, WESTCOMM, is moving toward the “priority dispatch platform.” She said it adds a quality control aspect to its service and, “eventually result in full accreditation for WESTCOMM, making WESTCOMM one of only a few accredited dispatch centers in New England.”
Select Board member Thomas Lachiusa reported that he had called 911 from his cell phone for a fire emergency and was transferred to Enfield before being rerouted to Longmeadow. Simmons replied, “It’s actually not a WESTCOMM issue, it’s a cellular issue. This would have happened with or without WESTCOMM.” She explained that a cellular 911 call “pings” off nearby towers to triangulate the caller’s position and the call is routed to the closest dispatch center to that caller. If the person is near the border of another town, it may route them there…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 27, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Billy Freeman, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority
Wildland fires continue to burn at all-time highs. From January to July 2021, more than 2.6 million acres were burned(link is external) nationwide, including the massive, yet-to-be contained Bootleg Fire in Oregon. In 2020, nearly 59,000 wildfires burned more than 10 million acres. This was the second-most acreage impacted in a year since 1960, according(link is external) to the National Interagency Coordination Center for wildland fires.
Since the launch of FirstNet in 2018, the network has become an important tool in the toolbox for wildland firefighters. We have seen tremendous interest and use of the FirstNet fleet(link is external) of portable network assets for public safety agencies’ emergency response needs, with more than 750 requests from public safety in 2020.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 27, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News, Press Release
BURLINGTON, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management (CEM), today announced its next-generation 911 solution designed to improve emergency dispatch in the United States. Through a partnership with RapidSOS, Everbridge 911 Connect™, an extension of the company’s CEM for Public Safety solutions, delivers enhanced location accuracy and provides unique caller identification information on wireless 911 calls, leveraging an expanded life safety database of over 250 million residential and business contacts. The new solution also captures critical information from residents to assist first responders while en-route to an emergency call, including special and functional needs, mental health impairments and household information, which is critical in helping responders with their daily mission….
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 27, 2021 | Comm Center News
Airbus has secured this years’ Hajj holy pilgrimage in Mecca with its mission-critical communication technologies in Saudi Arabia.
Image of Mecca: Airbus
The company rolled out its Tactilon Agnet 800 collaboration platform and Tetra technology for use of public safety and security forces on the field and in the control rooms. Through the communication solutions’ secure and reliable features, the teams were able to coordinate faster and more efficiently wherever they were deployed.
Tactilon Agnet allows users to leverage the solutions to talk, exchange multimedia messages, and record and share videos at the touch of a button with other members of their group regardless of whether the different devices used are smartphones or Tetra radios. Furthermore, the platform enables secure and reliable group communication, and one-to-one calls through voice, video as well as picture and text messaging which improves teamwork and collaboration between team members…
