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APCO Seeks Comments on Candidate National Standard

Jan 29, 2021 | PSC Online Alarm Monitoring Company to ECC CAD Automated Secure Alarm Protocol The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is seeking comments for the candidate American National Standards (ANS)...

How NIST Is Helping First Responders Stay Connected

The usability team (left to right): Micky Steves, Kristen Greene, Sandra Spickard Prettyman (Culture Catalyst, LLC), Mary Theofanos, Kevin Mangold, Yee-Yin Choong, Shaneé Dawkins. Credit: NIST Research focuses on ensuring first responder communication tools are...

Plattsburgh City Council Sets Fast Pace With Full Agenda

Plattsburgh City Hall (file) 1.22.21 – WAMC The Plattsburgh Common Council met Thursday evening for its second full meeting under a new mayor and there were some procedural differences evident. The Plattsburgh Common Council now meets bi-weekly rather than...

Public safety needs a better way to triage emergency calls

1.13.21 – IWEC – Urgent Communications – Written by Darrin Reilly / Mission Critical Partners The overarching goal of the public-safety community is to ensure that 911 callers receive the most appropriate emergency response as quickly as possible....

Nashville blast impacts Alabama 9-1-1, retailers, cell customers

12.27.20 – APR The Christmas Day explosion in downtown Nashville has caused a ripple effect as far south as Birmingham, Alabama. The blast, being investigated as a deliberate act by the FBI and ATF, occurred in front of a AT & T facility. The T-Mobile cell service...