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12.23.19 NESA Monitor

Public Safety Updates

  • TX: City of Pharr launches new 311 app for citizens
    12.19.19 – KGBT – The city of Pharr is going high-tech to keep their citizens informed. The app, called Pharr 311, offers the ability for residents to make requests, ..
  • TX: Smith County Changes Alarm Coordinator Role
    12.19.19- Tyler Telegraph – The Commissioners Court approved changes to the alarm coordinator position during Tuesday’s meeting, to allow it to transition into a role focused on outreach rather than collecting payments.

Industry News

State & National News

  • 5G Networks Are Here
    12.17.19 – CI- Telecommunications providers have begun rolling out 5G networks. Here’s a rundown of which networks are available in U.S. cities.
  • Huge federal study casts doubt on expansive use of facial recognition in criminal investigations, cellphone security
    12.19.19 – Washington Post – The study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, which develops standards for new technology, found in the worst cases, Asian and African American people were up to 100 times more likely to be misidentified than white men. American Indians were most likely to be misidentified.
  • New Illinois laws go into effect in 2020
    12.21.19 – WSILTV – Starting January 1, 2020, more than 250 new laws will go into effect across Illinois, including some that may put a dent in your wallet. Changes to another law aims to help pets that haven’t found permanent homes. Lawmakers modified the Animal Welfare Act so that dog or cat kennels are required to install a fire alarm system to buildings that aren’t occupied at all times.

Business Tips

Fire & EMS News

  • MT: Valley County Man Dies of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning …
    12.22.19 – The Courier –  A 70-year-old Valley County man is dead from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning after a malfunction from a heating system installed in the man’s.
  • WI: Units responding for alarm in Salem Lakes
    12.20.19 – West of the I – Units responding for alarm in Salem Lakes. Dec 19th, 2019 by Darren Hillock. At about 8:20 p.m., Salem Lakes Fire/Rescue and a sheriff’s deputy are responding to an alarm. Per dispatch: Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms are sounding in a residence.
  • WI: Glendale police: 1 arrested in connection to Motel 6 arson …
    12.20.19 – CBS 58 – Glendale police: 1 arrested in connection to Motel 6 arson investigation … investigation, after fire broke out in a maintenance closet in Motel 6.

Crime News

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