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Governor Cuomo Announces $10 Million Grant to Support Emergency Services Dispatching (NY)
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the state has awarded $10 million in aid to localities statewide to support emergency response operations. Administered by the state Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, these grants will allow municipalities...
Vermont DPS releases final draft of the Ten-Year Telecommunications Plan
Vermont DPS releases final draft of the Ten-Year Telecommunications Plan Vermont Business Magazine The Vermont Department of Public Service issued the final draft of the 2021 Vermont Ten-Year Telecommunications Plan on Thursday. The Ten-Year Plan was developed in...
Changes coming to Fannin dispatch department (GA)
BLUE RIDGE, Ga – Commissioners approved moving dispatch to fall under the sheriff’s office at the June 8 meeting to go into effect July 1, 2021. Chairman Jamie Hensley detailed how other counties operate dispatch. At a public safety case, he learned that Fannin was...
Young Professional Spotlight: Kyra Lamb, Manatee County Emergency Communications (FL)
Kyra Lamb worked for Manatee County Emergency Communications, Florida, as a dispatcher for five years before becoming the 9-1-1 Database Coordinator, which still includes actively taking 9-1-1 calls. She was nominated by her agency to be featured by the APCO Young...
600 MHz incentive auction Broadband funding, everywhere: A rundown of major federal efforts
One of the biggest barriers to closing the digital divide has long been cost – it simply costs so much to put in the infrastructure that the return on investment takes too long or is simply non-existent, network operators have said. Now, in the wake of the Covid-19...
EXCLUSIVE: Records Show Why Arlington Police Encrypted More Channels (VA)
(Updated at 10:35 a.m.) A public-records request sheds light on how the Arlington County Police Department justified a change to what the public can hear via police radio channels. The Freedom of Information Act inquiry by ARLnow uncovered documents about the...
Welcome to New CBPD 9-1-1 Dispatcher June 11, 2021 (OR)
On Monday June 1, 2021, Cheri Bennett started as a 911 Dispatcher for the Coos Bay Police Department. Bennett was born and raised in the Coos Bay / North Bend area and is a proud graduate of Marshfield High School. Further, Bennett has an Associates’ Degree from...
Tehama County Sheriff’s Office temporarily closes nighttime dispatch services (CA)
For a temporary interim, the Tehama County Sheriff's Dispatch Center will be closed between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. Emergency calls for service that would otherwise be handled by sheriff's dispatch during those hours will be rerouted to the Red Bluff Police...
911 Board Discusses Dispatcher Hires, Fiscal Year Budget (TN)
A tentative funding package is in place to ensure wages and benefits for 21 full-time dispatchers at Greene County 911 for the fiscal year beginning on July 1. Members of the county board of directors discussed ways to pay for the 911 staff positions Tuesday....
Town continues long-standing dispatch services with county sheriff’s office (CA)
When the Moraga Police Department was established in 1979, the East Bay Regional Park District Police Department was contracted for dispatching services, which also included 911 and non-emergency services. In 1987, the Contra Costa County Office of the Sheriff was...
Lawmakers pass Ackerman’s 911 bill that came out of local tragedy (RI)
PROVIDENCE – After the House of Representatives approved legislation from Deputy Majority Whip Mia Ackerman that would required the 911 system to certify and staff individuals trained in telecommunicator CPR, the Senate passed its version of the bill from Majority...
Monmouth County sheriff appointed to new FCC 911 Strike Force (NJ)
Monmouth County Sheriff Shaun Golden has been appointed as a member of the newlycreated 911 Strike Force by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The strike force will study and address the ongoing issue of 911 diversion fees, according to a press release from...
Public Safety Advocate: PSSA Thanks FCC Commissioners for Approving Stay of 4.9-GHz, More Work to Be Done
Last week, the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA) issued a press release thanking the FCC Commissioners for their positive vote on the PSSA’s December 30, 2022 stay request. The Commission is currently made up of four Commissioners: Two Democrat Commissioners,...
Maury County emergency responders earn Star of Life award
Members of Maury County’s emergency services have been recognized by a state-wide organization for saving the life of a motorcycle rider earlier this year.For their quick response and excellent work under extreme pressure, the team of local responders...
Metro 911 dispatchers push technology and patience to combat overloading (TN)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The sound of gunfire outside of Bar Louie in the Gulch sent customers running and desperately calling for help. However, witnesses tell News 2 they had trouble getting connected to 911 dispatchers. “It wouldn’t go through,” said Tim Davis,...
Letter sent to County Attorney claims dispatchers were negligent in teen’s death (VA)
The Office of the Loudoun County Attorney is expected to meet with the legal team representing the family of a Loudoun teen who drowned last year after receiving a letter detailing the family’s charges that the county bears responsibility for the June death. Loudoun...
Mutualink Brings Cutting-Edge Technology to Virginia’s First Smart City Deployment
Mutualink, Inc., in partnership with Stafford County and Virginia’s Center for Innovative Technology ( CIT ), successfully deployed and is powering the state’s first Smart City deployment, the Virginia Smart Community Testbed. Mutualink’s secure, intelligent network...
Thousands of accidental 911 calls coming into Hancock County’s 911 center (IN)
HANCOCK COUNTY — “We get them once an hour or more,” said Greg Duda, 911 Dispatcher, and Hancock County 911 Public Information Officer. Duda said the Hancock County 911 Center is on track to beat the 7,300 accidental calls they received in 2020. Since January 1, the...
APCO, NENA, NASNA speakers cite ‘discussions’ to address NG911 funding issues
Representatives of three organizations associated with 911 expressed some optimism that ongoing “discussions” between could lead to broader consensus on the language that should be included in any legislation to provide $15 billion in federal funds to accelerate the...
911 Services could receive boost from federal government COVID-19 relief funds (MO)
Franklin County officials would like to use federal COVID-19 stimulus money to improve emergency communication services, but they need to make sure it’s an allowable expenditure. “We’re going to definitely look into that option if it’s doable,” Presiding Commissioner...
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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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