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FCC MOVES TO IMPROVE 911 LOCATION ACCURACY IN MULTI STORY BUILDINGS

 Barry Furey    October 31, 2019    No Comments

Next month the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will vote on new rules meant to help first responders more accurately determine which floor a 911 call originates from in multi-story buildings. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday circulated a draft order (PDF) that would … [Read more...]

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BATTLE BETWEEN OCALA AND MARION COUNTY OVER 911 DISPATCH CENTER COMING TO A HEAD

 Barry Furey    October 31, 2019    No Comments

A nasty fight is brewing between Marion County and the City of Ocala over the county’s consolidated 911 system – and it appears that it will come to a head later this month. On Sept. 24, Sheriff Billy Woods sent a letter to Marion County Commission Chair Michelle Stone and … [Read more...]

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TROUBLED EVACUATION IN PARADISE: HOW A MALFUNCTIONING ALERT SYSTEM KEPT CITIZEN’S IN HARMS WAY

 Barry Furey    October 31, 2019    No Comments

A new PBS documentary details last year’s devastating Camp Fire in Paradise, California, and suggests the tragedy could have been much less catastrophic had potentially life-saving emergency alerts gone out as intended. Fire in Paradise, which can now be streamed at PBS.org, … [Read more...]

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JEFFERSON PARISH FIRE DISPATCHERS FILE GENDER DISCRIMINATION SUIT

 Barry Furey    October 31, 2019    No Comments

On Monday, three female fire dispatchers working for the Jefferson Parish East Bank Consolidated Fire Protection Bureau filed suit claiming an ongoing practice of gender discrimination and retaliation at the Jefferson Parish Fire Protection Bureau’s Emergency Communications … [Read more...]

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LAWSUIT: WEST PALM DISPATCHER COULD HAVE STOPPED HUGO SELVA FROM MURDERS, CHASE

 Barry Furey    October 30, 2019    No Comments

BOCA RATON - The parents of a restaurant worker fatally shot as he drove home on Interstate 95 in February 2018 have sued the city of West Palm Beach, saying a dispatcher didn’t do enough to deter the alleged gunman. A lawsuit filed Monday argues that when Hugo Selva called … [Read more...]

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DAVIDSON COUNTY 911 WORKING TO FIND SOURCE OF BARKING INTERFERENCE ON FIRST RESPONDER RADIOS

 Barry Furey    October 30, 2019    No Comments

DAVIDSON COUNTY, N.C. -- Davidson County 911 officials are working to find the source of interference on first responder radios. “It is an issue, and it needs to be resolved,” said Chief Nick Sledge of the North Lexington Triangle Fire Department. "(We) hear dogs barking in … [Read more...]

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LITTLE ROCK MAN WARNS ABOUT MAJOR DELAY AFTER TRYING TO REACH 911

 Barry Furey    October 13, 2019    No Comments

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — During emergencies, we call 911. But imagine doing that and the phone just keeps ringing. That's what a Little Rock man claims happened when he called about a car crash. A couple of weeks ago, Charlie Hart's neighbor crashed her SUV into his front yard … [Read more...]

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HERE’S HOW 7 SOUTH BAY CITIES PLAN TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATIONS AMONG POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS

 Barry Furey    October 13, 2019    No Comments

Seven South Bay cities are launching a regional public-safety radio system this month to improve communications among neighboring police officers and firefighters and their dispatch centers. It will also encrypt radio transmissions to prevent active shooters and other … [Read more...]

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ORLANDO LAUNCHES NEW DISPATCH SYSTEM

 Barry Furey    October 12, 2019    No Comments

Orlando Fire Department dispatcher Pamala Monroe typed in the address of a mock-911 call and let the system do the work. The new computer-aided dispatch automatically notified the police and fire departments of the call: a car crash at City Hall. Simultaneously dispatching the … [Read more...]

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KY DISPATCH CENTER UNDERSTAFFED AS CALLS RISE

 Barry Furey    October 11, 2019    No Comments

Lexington’s 9-1-1 emergency center is struggling to keep up as fewer call takers and dispatchers attempt to answer a swelling number of calls and help an increasing number of police and firefighters, city officials said Tuesday. The Enhanced 9-1-1 Center answered 477,711 calls … [Read more...]

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