Miami Police Department Implements 911eye to Improve Response Capabilities (FL)

Critical Response Group, Inc. (CRG) is proud to announce that the Miami Police Department (MPD) has joined the growing ranks of public safety organizations to adopt and deploy 911eye. This leading Next Generation 911 (NG911) technology pinpoints a caller’s location and allows them to share real-time texts, audio, video or photos during a 911 emergency call. This innovative and cost-effective technology provides MPD with a way to simultaneously receive multiple streams of video from callers to increase their situational awareness, reduce response times and create safer outcomes during a crisis… READ MORE

Amika Mobile Wins Sixth Annual US GOVIES Award for 2020 Best Emergency Communications Solution (Canada)

OTTAWA, ONTARIO / ACCESSWIRE / March 10, 2020 / Amika Mobile® is pleased to announce that its Amika® Mobility Server (AMS) platform for critical and emergency communications has been again selected as the Best Emergency Communication Solution by Security Products and Security Today Magazine for the sixth year in a row after winning the category since 2015. AMS was awarded as it continues to push the…

Oregon State Police Signs Ten-Year GIS Data Management Contract with GeoComm (OR)

GeoComm is pleased to announce their entrance into a ten-year GIS data development and management contract with the Oregon State Police (OSP) to complete a variety of GIS services in support of their Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system, including ongoing GIS data management services in support of both CAD and future NG9-1-1 systems.

This project is a partnered initiative with the Oregon Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and OSP who have a goal of sharing costs and resources to bring multiple benefits to the OSP CAD system… READ MORE

Siyata Mobile and CrisisGo Applaud New Jersey’s Recently Signed “Alyssa Law” (Canada)

MONTREAL, March 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Siyata Mobile Inc. (the “Company” or “Siyata”) (TSX-V:SIM / OTCQX:SYATF) comments on the recently signed “Alyssa Law” by New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy. A764, also known as “Alyssa’s Law,” requires all New Jersey public schools to install silent panic alarms that will alert law enforcement during emergencies such as an active shooter, or to employ an alternative emergency mechanism approved by the Department of Education. “Alyssa’s Law” will become a state requirement for all public elementary and secondary schools… READ MORE

VITAS® Healthcare Joins FirstNet® – Public Safety’s Communications Platform Built by AT&T

MIAMI, March 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — VITAS® Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider of end-of-life care, is the first approved hospice provider to be connected to FirstNet – the nationwide broadband network dedicated to public safety. The company’s access to FirstNet enables VITAS employees to use the highly secure and reliable communications tool for patient care and assistance in any circumstance while in the field…

Emergency Tech Company Releases Free Life-Saving Situational Awareness Tool to 9-1-1 Centers Nationwide

NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — RapidSOS, the emergency technology company that connects millions of devices to over 3,700 Emergency Communications Centers, is now providing credentialed public safety agencies with Jurisdiction View – a new situational awareness tool to access critical location and additional data during an emergency. This feature is included in RapidSOS’s free software application RapidSOS Portal.