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Implementing E911 On-prem: Automatic Location Identification
RAY BAUM’s Act and state laws are in place to correct the situation in which first responders arrive at an address, discover a sprawling campus or large multi-story building, and panic sets in because they don't know where to begin looking for the 911 caller. In a...
City of Topeka gives first look at draft study for possible new Public Safety Building (KS)
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) -- Two long-term projects could intersect as Topeka drives toward the future. The go-ahead to rebuild the Polk-Quincy viaduct is bringing new attention to discussions over whether to relocate the Topeka and Shawnee County Law Enforcement Center....
Carter County Commission votes down $3.5 million bid for countywide communications system (TN)
ELIZABETHTON — In a special called meeting on Monday evening, the Carter County Commission soundly voted down a bid of $3,428,687.40 for a new countywide communications system that would have provided up-to-date radio communication for 10 agencies, including law...
Shortage of 911 dispatchers cause concerns in Philadelphia: ‘Nobody answers the phone’ (PA)
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- When you call 9-1-1 in Philadelphia, you expect a dispatcher to pick up the phone within seconds. But the people who spoke with Action News say that is just magical thinking. The reality is, staffing concerns are causing some serious concerns in...
$3 Million State Grant Approved For Tolland County Mutual Aid (CT)
TOLLAND, CT — The State Bond Commission Friday approved $3 million to upgrade the Tolland County Mutual Aid emergency communication system. The move was hailed by state Rep. Tammy Nuccio (R-Ashford, Tolland, Willington), state Rep. Pat Boyd (D-Brooklyn, Eastford,...
Egypt’s Sisi follows up on developments to establish national emergency, public safety network
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi followed up on the work progress to establish a unified national network for emergency and public safety in a meeting with ministers on Tuesday. The planned network aims to achieve full control and cooperation among all parties...
ESInet Implementation Provides Cost, Data Sharing Opportunities for Pennsylvania 9-1-1 Centers
ESInet Implementation Provides Cost, Data Sharing Opportunities for Pennsylvania 9-1-1 Centers Data has been called the oil of the 21st century because pretty much everything these days runs on it. This is particularly true of public-safety and justice operations....
Providing End-to-End Public Safety Communications
The Convergence of FirstNet and NextGen 9-1-1 | The Only Carrier Providing End-to-End Public Safety Communications AT&T Earns Frost & Sullivan NextGen 9-1-1 Market Leadership Award for 3rd Consecutive Year We create connections. It is our fundamental...
LAFD Implements ‘what3words’ Tool For Locating Callers During Emergencies (CA)
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is adopting what3words as a tool to help locate callers faster in an emergency, taking out the “search” from search and rescue. What3words divided the world into 10-foot squares and gave each square a unique combination of three...
AT&T adds secure messaging, drone-video steaming capabilities to FirstNet
FirstNet subscribers will have access to new secure-messaging and video-streaming functionalities that can be used to support their first-responder missions, according to AT&T, which is building the nationwide public-safety broadband network through a contract...
WESTCOMM to implement quality control measures for dispatch (MA)
LONGMEADOW – Longmeadow Town Manager Lyn Simmons told the Select Board that its regional dispatch partner, WESTCOMM, is moving toward the “priority dispatch platform.” She said it adds a quality control aspect to its service and, “eventually result in full...
FirstNet and Wildfire Response Operations: 5 Things You Need to Know
By Billy Freeman, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority Wildland fires continue to burn at all-time highs. From January to July 2021, more than 2.6 million acres were burned(link is external) nationwide, including the massive,...
Everbridge Unveils Next-Generation 911 Solution to Modernize Emergency Calls to First Responders
BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management (CEM), today announced its next-generation 911 solution designed to improve emergency dispatch in the United States. Through a partnership with...
Airbus deploys mission-critical communication solutions to help secure Hajj (Saudia Arabia)
Airbus has secured this years’ Hajj holy pilgrimage in Mecca with its mission-critical communication technologies in Saudi Arabia. Image of Mecca: Airbus The company rolled out its Tactilon Agnet 800 collaboration platform and Tetra technology for use of public...
MedicAlert and RapidDeploy partner to provide 911 telecommunicators and first responders with medical data to improve outcomes
TURLOCK, Calif., July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the MedicAlert Foundation, creator of the globally recognized medical ID system, announced a long-term strategic agreement with RapidDeploy, the industry's leading cloud-native emergency response platform. Through...
Safety on the line: Investigating Austin’s 911 center staffing shortage
Why former calltakers are concerned about Austin 911 staffing shortage AUSTIN (KXAN) – During the week of February’s winter storm, an urgent call came into Austin’s 911 center. “There’s two gentlemen threatening to kill me,” said the caller, who told 911 operators he...
County plans for new emergency communications tower (PA)
A new emergency communications tower is being planned for western Crawford County. The Department of Public Safety is requesting county commissioners approve a 195-foot-tall tower to be built in Sadsbury Township. The tower is proposed to be built on land owned by the...
Imageware Authenticate Earns FirstNet® Verified™ Designation Now Available to FirstNet Subscribers
Imageware Authenticate is the Only Biometric MFA Solution in the First Responders' FirstNet App Catalog SAN DIEGO, July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Imageware® (OTCQB: IWSY) ("Imageware" or "the Company"), a leader in biometric identification and authentication, announced...
Maui County EMS chief bids farewell (HI)
Curt Morimoto, operations manager for American Medical Response, stands outside the 911 ambulance provider’s Kahului headquarters last month. The Maui News / LILA FUJIMOTO photo KAHULUI — After 45 years of working in emergency medical services, Curt Morimoto is...
Mutual-aid agreements: Mission-critical to rural public safety
Mutual-aid agreements (MAAs) codify how agencies share resources. It may sound simple, but these standard documents are far more important than the basic definition implies and are not as “standard” as you might think. The MAA is a legal covenant, a promise between...
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#FirstNetintheNews – First responders in Dorchester County, #Maryland, now have access to more reliable communications thanks to a new @FirstNet cell site. Learn how this infrastructure is helping address the needs of local #publicsafety (via @47abc): https://www.wmdt.com/2021/07/new-cell-tower-site-aims-to-boost-connectivity-for-local-residents-strengthen-public-safety/
When the Olympic backstory is a backyard pool!
When the pandemic closed pools in March 2020, one man opened his backyard pool to Katie Ledecky to let her keep chasing her Olympic dream https://on.wsj.com/3jbUEAa
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Voices Above The Storm
Much has been written about the guardians who serve us daily: the police, fire fighters, and EMS personnel. Their positive contributions to our wellbeing are often profound … and visible. Yet there is another class of sentinels whose contributions are just as...
LETTER: Honor our local telecommunicator superheroes (MO)
Dallas County 911 is preparing to honor our dispatchers during National Telecommunicator Week starting April 11. In October 1991, the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials received a congressional and presidential proclamation designating the second...
Community should be proud of dedicated professionals of Knox 911 (TN)
In 1986, the political leaders of Knoxville and Knox County formed the Knox County Emergency Communications District, or Knox 911. It was a well-thought-out vision and has undoubtedly saved many lives in our community. Knox 911 is a stand-alone entity whose mission is...
Appreciation expressed to dispatchers, telecommunicators (VA)
The Lake Gaston 911 Community Taskforce invites residents to join us as we honor dispatchers and telecommunicators during National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week, April 11-17, 2021. We want to say thank you to our 911 dispatchers for the tireless and critical...
Past, Present, More To Come
National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week 2021 is less than two weeks away (Sunday April 11 through Saturday April 17) creating the ideal time to revisit the history of 911 and see where we are today.
Editorial: County dispatch center offers Ripon better, faster service at less cost (WI)
Recent objections to a proposal to move Ripon’s dispatch center from Ripon City Hall to Fond du Lac County have come in the form of first-person testimonials which, while gratifying in their endorsement of Ripon’s stellar emergency personnel, unwittingly make the case...
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