Public Safety Updates
- Can gov tech help solve the 911 nuisance call problem?
8.26.24 – GovTech -Emergency dispatch workers face a flood of calls that don’t require immediate assistance, or don’t even seem serious. Versaterm’s newest product aims to reduce that problem — and the stress on call takers — via software and AI.
Featured Articles
- Panic alarms credited for quick SRO response in Georgia shooting
9.5.24 – SIW – John Dobberstein – As the FBI and state and local investigators continue to sift through evidence in the Apalachee High School mass shooting, the implementation of panic alarm technology just a week ago is being credited for getting law enforcement to the scene quickly. - Revamping America’s first responder infrastructure
9.6.24 – SIW – Mary Scott Nabers – Revamping America’s first responder infrastructure – an untapped market for contractors. Government officials overseeing first-responder operations are continuously seeking assistance, services, products, funding, and collaborative initiatives to address the pressing needs of these facilities. - School Shootings: Prevention, Response, Mitigation and Recovery Resources
9.5.24 – SSI – Robin Hattersley-Gray – Adopting the following practices will help schools address the growth of school shootings as well as other K-12 security concerns.
Business
- Tech Trends: Bringing Interoperability to Readers
9.3.24 – SIW – Jon Polly – Reader technology is at the center of digital transformation, and reader manufacturers are finding their systems are now being tasked with communication across multiple systems. A single reader powered by Elatec can be used for access control, secure printing, Internet of Things (IoT) use cases, and more. - Going Deeper and Wider with Commercial Clients in Security and AV, Part 2
9.5.24 – SSI – D. Craig MacCormack – PSA TEC panelists discuss emerging security and AV trends, recurring revenue and getting paid your worth in the second part of our recap. - Unlocking the End-user Perception
9.5.24 – Security Today – Heidi Hunter -An observation as a creator of identity verification solutions is that while industry leaders are often excited by the opportunity to leverage biometrics, there are often concerns raised about the end-user mindset during the conversation.
Life Safety
- NY: Northtowns Target store closes following fire alarm, sprinkler system issues
9.6.24 – WGRZ- The store will remain closed for now as Target addresses water damage and fixes any lingering errors with the fire alarm and sprinkler systems. - NY: US Open action is delayed when a fire alarm shuts down the electronic line-calling system
9.2.24 – AP – Play in 2021 champion Daniil Medvedev’s U.S. Open match — and all contests on other courts — was delayed for six minutes because the tournament’s electronic…
Crime
- FL: Video: suspected burglar rummages through stuff at Miami …
9.5.24 – NBC 6 South Florida— Police are asking for the public’s help finding a burglar who was caught on camera rummaging through boxes outside a Miami Springs home. - NE: Alliance Police Investigate ATM Alarm
9.2.24 -Panhandle Post – Alliance, NE – An alarm was triggered at the ATM located outside Nebraska Bank on 3rd Street in Alliance on Sunday morning. - NE: Omaha authorities arrest man believed to be serial golf course …
9.5.24 – OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A man who authorities believe to be a serial golf course burglar is behind bars in Omaha. - NE: Security footage shows Hastings man entering rehab center, charged with burglary
9.6.24 – KHGI – Hastings, Neb. — A Hastings man has been charged with burglarizing a local drug and rehab facility. Christopher Redmond, 48, is charged with one count of…
NESA is a federation of state associations established to serve and promote the electronic systems industry at the direction of, and through its affiliated state associations. Seven state associations are part of NESA – Arkansas Security Alarm Association (ASAA), Kansas Electronic Security Association (KESA), Louisiana Life Safety & Security Association (LLSSA), Maryland Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (MDBFAA), Oklahoma Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (OKBFAA) and Texas Burglar & Fire Alarm Association (TBFAA). For more info visit www.nesaus.org.