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FL County’s 9-1-1 Operations in Crisis

It was supposed to be a day full of hope for what the New Year would bring, but it began with a cry for help so guttural it carried throughout the Deerfield Beach house. Keishawn Johnson Jr., not even 3 months old, was turning blue. His mother, full of...

Benton County to lose one PSAP (AR)

City Administrator Phillip Patterson announced during Tuesday's city board meeting that the Arkansas 911 Board has chosen to cut funding to one of Benton County's Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP). The 911 Board voted to only fund three PSAPs, also known as 911...

Scarborough Honors National Telecommunications Week (ME)

Each year, the second full week of April is dedicated to the men and women who serve as public safety telecommunicators during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (NPSTW). During the week of April 10-16, we honor the oft-forgotten heroes of public safety,...

Answering the call (OH)

Emergency/911 dispatchers serve as the first line of communication between those needing help and those who help them. To those in need they are a faceless, calming voice on the other end of the phone. To the first responders they dispatch, they are the source of...

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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