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Bamberg County upgrades to next-gen 911 system (SC)

BAMBERG -- Bamberg County is the fifth county in South Carolina to implement a next-generation 911 emergency telephone response system. The upgraded system, which comes at no cost to the county, will allow for Bamberg County to participate in the statewide initiative...

New emergency alert system coming to Isabella County (MI)

Isabella County will transition to a new way of keeping people informed about emergencies in the county early next month. It will mark the end of the county’s current CodeRED system, in place for eight years. Smart911, the new system, is live and allows people to sign...

Sarasota County dispatchers tour Longboat Key (FL)

The Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department and the dispatch center for the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office wanted to clear up any confusion. Longboaters know Greer Island and Beer Can Island are synonymous. They also know La Lenaire Drive is on Jewfish Key, which has...

Emergency center using TikTok to recruit, relieve (KS)

“‘Why Tiktok?’” you may ask. The director of the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center answered that question and others Monday, following up on a Facebook invitation to check the center’s new social media outreach. Roxanne VanGundy explained in a new Facebook...

Public Safety Advocate: Throwback Thursday

This week’s Advocate is a throwback to 2017 when I wrote about the difference between network capacity requirements of commercial broadband networks and capacity requirements of public-safety broadband networks. This is a good time for this particular throwback since...

Erie County 911 operators to receive wage increase (PA)

Erie County 911 operators will receive a wage increase. This news comes after Erie County Council members passed the ordinance at the meeting on November 16th. This ordinance could not have come at a better time. According to the council, Erie County 911 Call Center...

Upcoming Webinar

4.9 GHz Band: Review of the FCC Order

On October 22, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) released its Eighth Report and Order (Eighth R&O) regarding utilization of the 4940-4990 MHz (4.9 GHz) band that protects incumbent users as requested by us, the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA). This Eighth R&O addresses a number of issues related to the use of this band by public safety. Please join us for a briefing on this order and how it impacts public safety.

This presentation will be led by Chief Jeff Johnson (ret) and Attorney Jason Karp, one of the nation’s leading experts in public safety spectrum regulations.


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