Associated Press-12-18-04 LANSING, Mich. (AP) _ An Oceana County fire chief and three other men were charged Friday with scheming to illegally tap into the Michigan State Police radio system. The radio system is supposed to be used by law enforcement or other public service … [Read more...]

January 3, 2005 Story by nbc10.com PHILADELPHIA -- The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police has put out an official cry for help in fixing its radio communications system. The union called on the mayor to fix the radios, or get rid of them. The FOP said the request comes after … [Read more...]

NEWSDAY LONG ISLAND July 20, 2004 More than three years after a $14-million radio system for the city's firefighters failed in the field, no formal investigation of how the radios were purchased has been conducted.Now, a just-published book, co-authored by a city Fire Department … [Read more...]

By Tony Plohetski AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Tuesday, February 1, 2005 For the second time in less than a month, Austin's computer system for dispatching 911 calls crashed Sunday night, causing call-takers and public safety workers on the street to do business the old-fashioned … [Read more...]

By: BRIAN CALLAWAY (Fri, Jan/07/2005) Bucks County commissioners approved a $221,000 deal Wednesday to continue filling "dead spots" in the county's emergency radio system. The county will lease space for antennas on a communications tower in Lower Makefield to boost … [Read more...]

This issue is about the so called "new" fire radio systems. All over the USA FD's are switching to "trunked" radio systems, "800" trunked radio systems,.etc., and with few exceptions, the results have sucked! About a month ago, we saw the FDNY … [Read more...]

By: BRIAN CALLAWAY (Fri, Jan/07/2005) Bucks County commissioners approved a $221,000 deal Wednesday to continue filling "dead spots" in the county's emergency radio system. The county will lease space for antennas on a communications tower in Lower Makefield to boost … [Read more...]

(A FirefighterCloseCalls.com Commentary) One of the most forgotten but critical "links" in a decent fire or emergency operation is communications. Duh. But one area that is even more critical are the dispatchers involved in the operation. Dispatchers are, in many cases, … [Read more...]

By: JODI SPIEGEL ARTHUR (Mon, Feb/07/2005) UPPER MORELAND - Police and emergency services workers in Upper Moreland are having a tough time talking to each other. Coverage from Montgomery County's new digital radio system, which is not yet complete, is "spotty at best, … [Read more...]

Dear FirefighterCloseCalls.com, I read your recent comments concerning radio systems and wish to respond. So how do you get a good, solid radio system that works and is safe? My suggestions: Do your homework - talk to other system users and compare notes. Conduct very detailed … [Read more...]