“NG911 market penetration, based on the percentage of the US population covered by closed NG911 contracts, is projected to reach 95% by 2026, up from approximately 60% in 2020,” said Brent Iadarola, Information & Communication Technology Vice President at Frost & Sullivan. “Statewide requests for proposals (RFPs), where states have centrally organized their public safety answering points (PSAPs) to conduct statewide NG911 upgrades, have emerged as the preferred and most efficient approach to NG911 implementations.”
Iadarola added: “The entry of large integrators with one-stop-shop-as-a-service business models has accelerated the progress and reduced the complexity of NG911 deployments. A clear theme over the course of Frost & Sullivan’s research was that states often do not have the resources, expertise, or desire to manage the complexities of NG911 in-house…
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed House Bill 786 into law, requiring all telecommunicators in the state to be trained in telecommunicator CPR (T-CPR). The American Heart Association, the world’s leading nonprofit organization focused on heart and brain health for all, has led the effort to expand T-CPR training for instances of out of-hospital cardiac arrest.
More than 350,000 Americans experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest each year, only about 1 in 10 victims survives this dramatic event. CPR, especially if performed immediately, can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival… READ MORE
AT&T Inc. T is sparing no effort to ensure that public safety officials have greater access to the connectivity they need to address incidents.
The telecom giant recently announced the expansion of FirstNet network that will improve the wireless communications of first responders of Chester, SC.
FirstNet is a nationwide, high-speed wireless broadband network that is used for public safety. It allows first responders, emergency personnel and other essential workers to communicate during emergencies. It is built by AT&T in a public-private partnership with the First Responder Network Authority — an independent agency within the federal government…
Georgia does not require CPR pre-arrival instructions, our investigation found more than half of Georgia’s 911 centers choose not to offer the life-saving system.
ATLANTA — The nation’s busiest airport is in the process of training all of its 911 operators to provide CPR instructions and other medical advice over the phone, following an investigation by The Reveal on 11Alive.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was not alone in deciding not to provide medical pre-arrival instructions to 911 callers. The Reveal has learned that more than half of all primary 911 centers in Georgia choose not to train their dispatchers in CPR or Emergency Medical Dispatch…
Derrick Walker arrives from North Dakota with background in emergency communications
Derrick Walker, a self-diagnosed “workaholic,“ started Thursday as the new director of the Durango-La Plata 911 Emergency Communications Center. Walker plans to address turnover and technology upgrades within the center as his first items of business. [He] is stepping in as director of the Durango-La Plata Emergency Communications Center – and he says he has the servant’s heart, “workaholic” mindset and know-how to bring the center up to speed. Walker, who has worked in emergency communications for more than 15 years, is the center’s third director in the past year. He is arriving on the job with two main assignments: address the center’s staffing turnover and upgrade its technology, according to the city of Durango…
MANHATTAN, KS (KSNT)–The Riley County Police Department experienced technical issues with their phone lines. They were down from around 12:00 p.m. until 2:00 p.m. this afternoon.
The non-emergency line was down, along with the 9-1-1 emergency number. This has happened a couple of times before with the emergency line, but the non-emergency number has never been an issue for RCPD.
“When you can’t get through to the non-emergent line and the 911 line is down obviously if people are calling in for emergencies that’s going to create some problems,” Aaron Wintermote, with the Riley County Police Department, said…
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