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Public Safety Communications

Public Safety Reacts to FCC Findings

On June 17, representatives from the Public Safety Alliance (PSA) called a press teleconference directly after a House Energy and Commerce Committee Hearing on the fate of the D Block, the 10 MHz of spectrum in the 700 band adjacent to public safety’s spectrum.

Posted Friday, June 25, 2010

Calling All Prognosticators!

What will public safety communications look like in the year 2030?

Posted Friday, June 25, 2010

Meridian Specialty Vehicles to Stock Nearly-New, Completely Refurbished Mobile Command Centers

Meridian Specialty Vehicles recently turned its focus towards an innovative undertaking: refurbishing mobile command centers for resale.

Posted Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Pryme Radio's New Patent-Pending Products

Pryme Radio’s latest products include the WTX-4100 Series of flexible platform mics and the PRYMEBLU Bluetooth Adapters.

Posted Monday, June 21, 2010

9-1-1 Officials Still Reviewing Spanish Translation Proposal for Reverse Notifications

The Santa Barbara County (Calif.) Sheriff's Department will have its response next month to a civil grand jury's recommendation that a Spanish translation be part of countywide reverse notification calls made through the 9-1-1 system.

Posted Sunday, June 20, 2010

9-1-1 Calls Released in Alleged Bigfoot Sighting

On Tuesday, NewsChannel 36 spoke with Tim Peeler, who says he saw a Sasquatch near his home in Casar, N.C.

Posted Friday, June 18, 2010

Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications Center to Implement NICE Inform

The Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications Center (SRFECC) will be implementing NICE Inform to capture and manage emergency communications and incident data.

Posted Thursday, June 17, 2010

Typo Led 9-1-1 Medics to Wrong Address

A 9-1-1 operator had the correct address for a call about a dying infant, but one missed keystroke caused the computer-aided dispatch system to send paramedics to the wrong address.

Posted Thursday, June 17, 2010

ANSI Approves Channel Naming Standard

APCO International and NPSTC announce the approval of the American National Standard (ANS) to ensure national consistency of interoperability on related radio channels.

Posted Thursday, June 17, 2010