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CITIES CHARGING EXTRA FEES FOR 9-1-1 MEDICAL CALLS

 Barry Furey    November 28, 2019    No Comments

A growing number of California cities are now charging an extra fee when people call 911 for a medical emergency, forcing some to shell out hundreds of dollars in addition to their ambulance bill. Kristine Lazar … [Read more...]

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FIRE DEPARTMENTS FACING BIG EXPENSE FOR NEW RADIOS

 Barry Furey    November 27, 2019    No Comments

Local fire departments will face a considerable expense in switching over to the province's new emergency communications system which is set to come into use next summer. Premier Brian Pallister this week told municipal leaders that the province is paying all of the $380 million … [Read more...]

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HOW FIRE ALARM COMMUNICATIONS HAVE EVOLVED OVER DECADES

 Barry Furey    November 26, 2019    No Comments

During the week that I wrote this article I spoke at the Southern California Chapter of the Society of Fire Protection Engineers Annual Fire Protection Engineering Symposium. The topic of my talk was “New Technologies for Fire Alarm Systems.” I also discussed how I believe … [Read more...]

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HALF OF E-911 DISPATCHER’S CERTIFICATIONS SAID TO BE NON-COMPLIANT

 Barry Furey    November 23, 2019    No Comments

ROGERSVILLE — Questions surrounding the Emergency Medical Dispatching certifications of several Hawkins Co. Emergency Communications District dispatchers resulted this week in all staff having to be re-certified by an onsite instructor, and a full training audit of all staff … [Read more...]

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FCC ADOPTS 3 METER METRIC FOR 9-1-1 CALLS FROM MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS

 Barry Furey    November 23, 2019    No Comments

The FCC adopted rules that will help first responders locate people who call 9-1-1 from wireless phones in multistory buildings. The rules will help emergency responders determine the floor level of a 9-1-1 caller, which will reduce emergency response times and ultimately save … [Read more...]

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FEDERAL LAW COULD REQUIRE VERY EXPENSIVE CHANGES TO LOCAL 911 SYSTEMS

 Barry Furey    November 23, 2019    No Comments

PITTSBURGH - Allegheny County's state-of-the-art 911 center is where more than a dozen dispatchers respond to thousands of calls daily. When they dispatch an ambulance or police to a scene, most times they do so on a spectrum of the radio system known as the T-band. "That … [Read more...]

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COMMUNICATION BREAKDOWN: MASS . STILL STRUGGLING WITH PUBLIC SAFETY RADIO PLAN

 Barry Furey    November 23, 2019    No Comments

LAWRENCE, Mass. — Lawrence firefighters know their safety depends on being able to communicate. Now there's a new tool to help them do so, a van packed with communications equipment that can let fire departments from all over talk to each other during an emergency. "It's … [Read more...]

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AUSTIN MAN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY THREATENING TO KILL 9-1-1 OPERATOR

 Barry Furey    November 19, 2019    No Comments

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police arrested a man after he allegedly threatened to kill a 9-1-1 operator during a call, according to an arrest affidavit. On Wednesday, Nov. 6, police were sent to a Motel 6 at 1901 Airport Commerce Drive in southeast Austin for a check welfare call. … [Read more...]

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WHY COUNTY’S 911 DIRECTOR SUDDENLY RESIGNED AMID INVESTIGATION

 Barry Furey    November 18, 2019    No Comments

Hall County’s former 911 director resigned effective Oct. 21 after an internal affairs investigation into her unauthorized use of a state crime information database to check the status of warrants on her husband. Kim Nelson, who had worked for the county since 2001, had been … [Read more...]

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EMAILS REVEAL CITY’S TUMULTUOUS HANDLING OF NEW REGIONAL 911 DISPATCH CENTER

 Barry Furey    November 18, 2019    No Comments

As Mayor David Condon’s administration ardently and publicly advocated for the city to join a new emergency communications system, its own staff privately flagged possible violations against the union that would soon represent former city fire dispatchers. According to emails … [Read more...]

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