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9-1-1 Outage in Northern Jackson County Remains a Mystery

Customers in White City, Eagle Point, Shady Cove, Butte Falls and Prospect were unable to make the three-digit call for help from 2:36 until 8:32 p.m. on Sunday and again from 6:33 to about 9:30 a.m. today, she said.

Posted Monday, June 7, 2010

First Responders Launch Campaign for Nationwide Communications Network

The Public Safety Alliance, a partnership among the nation's leading public safety associations, announces a national advertising and grassroots campaign, calling on Congress to modify the Federal Communications Commission's proposed auction of the D Block included in its national broadband plan.

Posted Monday, June 7, 2010

Mom of Pa. Shooting Suspect Sues over 911 Response

The mother of a man charged with killing three Pittsburgh police officers has filed a lawsuit claiming her home is now worthless because a 911 operator didn't pass on important information about her son having weapons.

Posted Friday, June 4, 2010

Twenty First Century Communications Launches New Emergency Notification System

Twenty First Century Communications releases TFCC Alert, the newest version of its emergency notification system. New advanced alerting capabilities improve communications, increase the effectiveness of emergency efforts, and ultimately reduce the costs of a traditional communications infrastructure.

Posted Tuesday, June 1, 2010

APCO Announces 2010 Horizon Award Winners

APCO International announces the winners of its 2010 Horizon Award: Raleigh-Wake (N.C.) Emergency Communications and Montgomery County (Tenn.) E9-1-1 Center Honored for Technological Advancements.

Posted Tuesday, June 1, 2010

NG9-1-1: Call Routing & Location Validation

How those 9-1-1 calls find their way to your PSAP and how locations are deemed "valid" are questions addressed here, in Kathy McMahon's column on Next Generation 9-1-1.

Posted Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Revision of False Alarm Reduction Standard Now Available

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has released a revised control panel standard that is intended to reduce the number of false alarms: the ANSI/SIA CP-01-2010 Control Panel Standard -- Features for False Alarm Reduction, a revision of ANSI/SIA CP-01-2007.

Posted Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Concealed Weapon Permit Transaction

All but two states have passed laws that allow citizens to carry certain concealed weapons in public.

Posted Friday, May 28, 2010

Wideband Covert Antenna for GPS Tracking covers more wireless applications

Mobile Mark has recently introduced a Wideband Covert Antenna for GPS Tracking designed to cover more wireless applications. This two-cable antenna combines two applications at a time: GPS on one cable and any one of several wireless data applications on the other cable.

Posted Monday, May 24, 2010