Newark-WABC, November 21, 2004) - An accident inside Newark's 911 call center caused the emergency system to temporarily shut own. Just before 6:00pm, the 911 system here in Newark went back on line. An investigation now is underway to find out why a fire suppression system was … [Read more...]
GLITCHES PLAGUE DISPATCH SYSTEM
Officers complain that $6.3 million system could put police, public in danger By Tony Plohetski AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Wednesday, November 24, 2004 The call popped up on the computer screen in an Austin police officer's patrol car last month, alerting him to a fire on Parmer … [Read more...]
NBC 6 INVESTIGATES 9-1-1 DISPATCH ANSWERING
Producer Scott Zamost, Reporter Patricia Andreu, Photographer Pedro Cancio and Editor Ed Garcia In an emergency, when seconds count, the first thing you do is dial 911. But an NBC 6 investigation exposes alarming delays in picking up calls to South Florida's 911 centers. NBC 6 … [Read more...]
MICHIGAN FIRE CHIEF, THREE OTHERS CHARGED WITH ATTEMPTING TO HACK INTO STATE POLICE RADIO SYSTEM
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...]
PHILADELPHIA POLICE CALL FOR NEW RADIOS
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...]
FDNY RADIO PROBE — FORMER FIRE CAPTAIN WRITES THAT A FORMAL INVESTIGATION MUST BE CONDUCTED ON $14M MOTOROLA CONTRACT
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...]
911 DISPATCH SYSTEM CRASHES AGAIN
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...]