MADISON– The Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) has awarded 18 grant projects totaling $487,876.65 in federal funding to local public safety answering points (PSAPs) across Wisconsin. Funding will be used for various projects related to the upgrade/replacement of existing end of life equipment to be NextGen9-1-1 capable.
These agencies received funding:
Barron County Sheriff’s Department, $76,209.19 Bayfield County Sheriff’s Office, $76,991.65 Bayside Communications Center, $100,621.55 Cedarburg Police Department, $59,184.00 Clark County Sheriff’s Office, $57,716.28 Crawford County Communications Center, $75,573.58…
According to Hopp it is always best when witnessing an incident that needs reported to report it as soon as possible.
“For example: Reckless driving, suspicious person, fireworks/gun shots etc… When doing so make sure you provide as much information as possible, such as vehicle make, model, color, license plate, clothing descriptions, number of individuals involved, direction of travel, location, or address of incident,” said Hopp…
To better protect emergency communications systems from cyberattacks, the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate is expanding a pilot to test 911 infrastructure.
S&T is working with SecuLore Solutions to develop cybersecurity defenses based on predictive analytics that will help detect and mitigate attacks against legacy emergency communications systems as well as Next Generation 911 and IP-based technologies, agency officials said in an April 8 announcement…
Texoma cities, counties and other community partners are taking the final steps toward preparing for upcoming statewide 9-1-1 updates this fall. Representatives with the Texoma Council of Governments and partner cities said the region should be ready later this year for changes aimed at modernizing and standardizing emergency response across Texas.
Last week, the city of Denison approved a budget amendment related to the purchase of new communications equipment and software for police and fire dispatch. This marks the final regional partner to make the upgrades ahead of changes to next-generation 9-1-1 technology…
Norristown Fire Chief Thomas O’Donnell addressed the municipality’s elected officials, staff members and area residents during a virtual session as he requested approvals to purchase a fire hoses and adapters as well as a backup public safety emergency communication system.
With respect to the emergency communications system, O’Donnell told council members that the agency does not have a backup system should an outage occur, and cited an inherent “risk of injury or death” for “public safety personnel” working during a “communications outage…
NASHVILLE – The Tennessee Department of Commerce & Insurance (TDCI) and the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board (TECB) are celebrating the second full week of April (April 11-17) as Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This week honors the thousands of men and women who respond to emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment and render life-saving assistance to Tennessee citizens…
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.
