HIGHLANDS — Residents of this borough may have plenty of questions about the pros and cons of the town’s police department switching over to the Monmouth County Sheriff’s Office emergency dispatch system, but one thing is clear — they certainly love, respect and are grateful for the members of their local police department…
With power outages affecting the Tulsa area because of a strain to the electrical grid caused by subfreezing temperatures, authorities are urging residents to be mindful when considering calling 911.
In a news release Tuesday, EMSA spokesman Adam Paluka said the influx of calls from people who rely on powered medical equipment has made for an unsustainable call volume at the agency’s 911 Communications Center… READ MORE
PITTSBURGH—Cumberland County, Pa., joins a growing number of municipalities across the nation to implement Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP) at its Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP).
ASAP automates communication from alarm monitoring central stations to PSAPs and 911 centers resulting in faster, more accurate emergency response by delivering alarm notification information directly from the alarm monitoring centers to PSAPs via computer rather than by phone… READ MORE
ITASCA, IL (Feb. 15, 2021) – Join us on Feb. 24 to learn about ongoing interagency efforts in the area of location-based services for public safety and catch a live demo of the newly released Z-Axis solution from FirstNet, Built by AT&T. Representatives from the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology will highlight the near and long term vision for this key public safety feature, also touching on the x and y-axis…
CAPITAL REGION, NY (WRGB) — Right now at the federal level, the Standard Occupational Classification lists those trained operators who answer your life or death calls under Office and Administrative Support Occupations, the same category as receptionists, hotel clerks, and taxi dispatchers…
Missouri’s first responders are getting a major boost in their wireless communications with the addition of new, purpose-built FirstNet cell sites in 18 counties across the state. This new infrastructure is a part of the FirstNet network expansion taking place across the state, bringing increased coverage, capacity and capabilities for public safety which already added over 40 cell sites throughout rural Missouri during 2020.
The new purpose-built FirstNet cell sites were requested by the state of Missouri when it signed on to FirstNet and these cell sites have been delivered two years ahead of schedule…
