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Sheriff’s employee suspended for Facebook posts (FL)

A civilian Alachua County sheriff’s employee has been suspended with pay and is under internal investigation because of some posts she made on Facebook. Ashley Mauger, who works in the Combined Communications Center, responded Monday night to two women who had posted...

Delta County 9-1-1 millage levy hiked (MI)

ESCANABA — Delta County’s 911 Authority millage will be levied at its full rate of 0.75 mills ($0.75 per $1,000 of taxable value). The increase was approved by the Delta County Board of Commissioners during a meeting Tuesday. According to Delta County Central Dispatch...

Stable Form Notices: Monitoring & Managing NG9-1-1 Info Doc | IoT & Apps Info Doc

1 hour ago   (0 Comments)Posted by: Chris NussmanHaving adjudicated all comments, the NENA Managing & Monitoring NG9‑1‑1 Information Document is now considered “stable.” Per NENA IPR & Antitrust Policy, Section 4.5.1 “Stable Form Notice” is being issued and is shown below.4.5 Declarations during ReviewWhen any Deliverable is in stable form, but before it undergoes review by the NENA Process Review Committee, the Committee Resource Manager shall send a Stable Form Notice to all NENA Development Group participants giving notice of a deadline, at least thirty (30) days from the date of the announcement, by which all Patent Holders with respect to the Deliverable must submit a completed copy of the Licensing Declaration Form in Annex B to the Committee Resource Manager. All Stable Form Notices shall also be posted to the Committee Management Website.Once the 30 days have passed, the document will go to the Process Review Committee for approval.Stable Form NoticeBackgroundThe NENA Intellectual Property Rights (“IPR”) & Antitrust Policy, available at http://www.nena.org/IPR, requires Participants in NENA Committees to disclose certain Patent IPRs during the process of developing a Deliverable such as a Technical or Operations Standard Document (i.e., any Standard). After receiving this notice, all Patent Holders have 30 days in which to submit a Licensing Declaration Form.NoticeThe Deliverable listed below has reached stable form and will be submitted to the NENA Process Review Committee in 30 days. Any and all Participants who hold Patent IPRs which may be implicated by the Normative Requirements of this Deliverable must submit a Licensing Declaration Form to the Committee Resource Manager within that time.Deliverable InformationTitle: NENA Managing & Monitoring NG9‑1‑1 Information DocumentDocument Number: NENA-INF-040.1-2020URL: https://dev.nena.org/higherlogic/ws/public/document?document_id=19307&wg_id=a00974df-fbab-49b7-b015-e33f9f93dbe6Date of Notice: June 16, 2020Submission Deadline: July 17, 2020NENA Intellectual Property Rights Policy – Annex C – Stable Form NoticeHaving adjudicated all comments, the NENA Impact of IoT Devices and Emergency Calling Applications Information Document is now considered “stable.” Per NENA IPR & Antitrust Policy, Section 4.5.1 “Stable Form Notice” is being issued and is shown below.4.5 Declarations during ReviewWhen any Deliverable is in stable form, but before it undergoes review by the NENA Process Review Committee, the Committee Resource Manager shall send a Stable Form Notice to all NENA Development Group participants giving notice of a deadline, at least thirty (30) days from the date of the announcement, by which all Patent Holders with respect to the Deliverable must submit a completed copy of the Licensing Declaration Form in Annex B to the Committee Resource Manager. All Stable Form Notices shall also be posted to the Committee Management Website.Once the 30 days have passed, the document will go to the Process Review Committee for approval.Stable Form NoticeBackgroundThe NENA Intellectual Property Rights (“IPR”) & Antitrust Policy, available at http://www.nena.org/IPR, requires Participants in NENA Committees to disclose certain Patent IPRs during the process of developing a Deliverable such as a Technical or Operations Standard Document (i.e., any Standard). After receiving this notice, all Patent Holders have 30 days in which to submit a Licensing Declaration Form.NoticeThe Deliverable listed below has reached stable form and will be submitted to the NENA Process Review Committee in 30 days. Any and all Participants who hold Patent IPRs which may be implicated by the Normative Requirements of this Deliverable must submit a Licensing Declaration Form to the Committee Resource Manager within that time.Deliverable InformationTitle: NENA Impact of IoT Devices and Emergency Calling Applications Information DocumentDocument Number: NENA-INF-030.1-2020URL: https://dev.nena.org/higherlogic/ws/public/document?document_id=19309&wg_id=097528c0-b7bd-44b5-b23b-eff306f87919Date of Notice: June 16, 2020Submission Deadline: July 17, 2020NENA Intellectual Property Rights Policy – Annex C – Stable Form Notice

Several dispatchers recognized for life-saving calls (CO)

Bev Lindsay has learned to leave her work at the office because, after 37 years as a 911 dispatcher, she knows she can never get hung up on one phone call. Last week, however, she was finally able to reflect on some of the people she’s helped as she and several local...

Calling 911: What to expect (MN)

Call 911 to report any situation that requires police, the fire department or an ambulance. When 911 calls are made, they are assigned to first responders by a 911 dispatcher based on the severity of the situation. Be prepared to answer the dispatcher’s...

The Importance of In-Building Wireless for the FirstNet Emergency Network

By Ted Hebron, senior product manager at Laird Connectivity.
Property owners desire optimal wireless connectivity in their buildings to better serve their tenants. However, these systems can play a far more urgent role in emergency situations by supporting communications with first responders.
The coronavirus crisis is forcing building owners to think deeply about the safety of occupants. The nationwide rollout of the FirstNet network, which is happening at a rapid pace, will give first responders far better connectivity via a dedicated wireless network. However, the success of this network depends on whether buildings provide adequate in-building signal support for firefighters, police and EMTs. READ MORE

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