[...] In other business, commissioners approved the purchase of new computers, monitors and additional cords and mounts for the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center for a total of $18,296.07... READ MORE

6 hours ago   (1 Comments)Posted by: Chris NussmanNENA: The 9-1-1 Association is proud to announce the commencement of planning for the first trans-continental interoperability testing event for next-generation NG9-1-1 and NG112 emergency calling.
This event will be realized through the union of NENA’s ninth Industry Collaboration Event (ICE 9) with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute’s (ETSI) and European Emergency Number Association’s (EENA) fourth NG112 PlugTest. This event will be volunteer driven, with charter, objectives, test scenarios and findings developed through NENA’s ICE planning and steering committees, ETSI and EENA. NENA’s ICE 9 coordination will be led by Chair Brooks Shannon of RapidDeploy and Vice-Chair Bill Roche from Mission Critical Partners.
The ICE 9 + NG112 PlugTest 4 event will focus on international and global interoperability testing through jointly sponsored tests between NENA and ETSI/EENA. This event will cover a variety of scenarios including:
ESInet / NGCS Interoperability testing between US and European environments, with lab-to-lab testing taking place between the NENA ICE 9 lab and the ETSI PlugTest 4 lab;
Voice communications interoperability NG9-1-1 and NG112 core services;
Testing of international peering scenarios and data interchange challenges/issues;
Internet of Things (IoT) and automatic/non-interactive emergency calls; and
Initial conformance testing of global implementations compared to normative standards including the NENA i3 family of standards the ETSI EMTEL specification.
“This collaboration is key to improving emergency-calling services worldwide,” says Monica Million, ENP, NENA president. “By working together with our global partners, we can take next-generation emergency-calling services to the next level. Through international events like this, our commercial partners can realize a global economy of scale while our public-safety members can leverage increased vendor competition and a greater diversity of technical solutions when designing and deploying life-saving next-generation 9-1-1 and 112 systems.”
NENA, EENA and ETSI will continue to work through 2020 to plan for the ICE 9 + NG112 Plugtest 4 event. More details about the event, including a call for vendor participation, is forthcoming.

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COVID-19 Resources for 9-1-1 Authorities & PSAPs
4 hours ago   (0 Comments)Posted by: Chris NussmanAs NENA continues to closely monitor the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, we have developed a list of resources for members, chapters, and the greater 9-1-1 community.
NENA’s COVID-19 resource page contains items including PSAP-guidance documents, an EMD protocol, an on-demand webinar, event-planner assistance, health and hygiene best practices, and other resources to support you and your work during this ever-evolving situation. We will continue updating this page with new information as it becomes available.
Do you have or know of other resources that should be posted? If so, you can contact NENA’s Communications Director, Chris Nussman.

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CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Local 12 now has the 911 call that led to the suspension of a 911 operator following her refusal to send help to a dying man. READ MORE

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