by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 11, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
There is a lot going on during these early days of 2021. Broadband companies that did not bid on the FirstNet Request for Proposal are seeing how successful FirstNet is and want to change the rules late in the game; initial MegaRange™ drive tests are underway and a webinar is in the making; z-axis location technology is available; and now public-safety agencies are able to own or lease their own mini-emergency Band-14 cell sites.
Network Interoperability—Yet Again?
It seems every time FirstNet (Built with AT&T) releases updates or announces advances, other networks once again bring up broadband interoperability. Recently, FirstNet announced more network growth, new agencies, new subscribers, more Band-14 cell sites, and the addition of z-axis location that enables public-safety personnel to be located to within feet on the exact floor of a building…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
The City of Coral Gables has inaugurated its new, state-of-the-art public safety building, which is the new headquarters for the city’s police and fire departments.
The 200,000-square-foot public safety building is also the home of the Emergency Operations Command Center, Fire Station 1, the 911 call center and first responders dispatch center, and the city’s communications and Information technology departments…
by ECC Editor | Feb 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
Firefighters around Minnesota are remembering one of their own after a Lake Johanna firefighter died unexpectedly last week.
Kyle Tibbs, 25, had just celebrated his fifth anniversary with the Lake Johanna Fire Department, which provides services to the cities of Arden Hills, North Oaks and Shoreview, when he died on Feb. 4.
He also worked as a dispatcher for the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office… READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 10, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Public safety agencies operating in partnership with the First Responder Network Authority, also known as FirstNet, now have access to new capabilities to communicate and enhance their response to emergencies.
In January, AT&T, which is building out FirstNet, the nation’s interoperable public safety broadband communications network, unveiled new technological features for the network. They include a new feature to enhance the geolocation of first responders inside buildings, high-powered wireless equipment designed to boost the range of devices in rural and remote settings, and a new push-to-talk communication solution…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
[t]he House Public Safety Committee held a hearing for House Bill 484, which would allow for mental impairments and injuries incurred by first responders on active duty to be considered an “occupational disease.”
The bill would apply to first responders who suffer from PTSD as a result of serving on active duty. Hicks included that the language of the bill would also include 911 dispatchers…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 10, 2021 | Comm Center News
peaker of the House Dade Phelan named State Representative James White as chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety. This is a vital committee that has jurisdiction over Texas law enforcement, the prevention of crime and the apprehension of all criminals, the provision of security services by private entities, the defense of the state and nation, terrorism response by the state, and disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. The committee also oversees and works with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE), the Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDPS), the Texas Division of Disaster Management (TDEM), the Emergency Management Council, the Texas Forensic Science Commission, the Texas Private Security Board, the Commission on State Emergency Communications, and the Texas Crime Stoppers Council…
