Saturday, May 17, 2008
Airport Unveils Interoperable Capability
Dallas Love Field airport in Texas has announced implementation of an interoperable communications system that improves pubic safety by uniting all first responders in the event of an emergency....
APCO Statement Boosts Project 25
The slow-moving Project 25 communication standard may get a boost from the recent release of a Statement of Requirements by its parent organization, the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials International...
Real World Examples and Tips
By Glen Neal
Automated dispatching can be implemented in a variety of variations. Colorado-based Locution Systems Inc., for example, offers an advanced automated dispatching...
Now Hear This
By Courtney DeWinter
Public safety departments today face very real resource challenges. The emergency call volume of most departments has risen due to population increases,...
Smart Talk
By David Holmberg
Today's modern buildings function with multiple control systems programmed to run different building systems. Network communications carry commands from...
2006 SAFER Applications Fall
The Department of Homeland Security has released statistics on the grant applications received during the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response application period that closed June 30. The more than 1,700 applications represent a drop from last year, which saw nearly 3,000 applications. ...
Fast Track
By Bryant Krizik
Multitasking fireground radios deliver more than just communications, replacing the white board for instant personnel accountability....
DHS Launches Interoperability Survey
The Department of Homeland Security has announced the launch of a survey designed to assess communications interoperability capacity among law enforcement, fire and emergency medical services agencies across the country....
Motorola to Donate $1 million to NFFF
Telecom giant Motorola has announced it is donating $1 million to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation to fund the Paul S. Sarbanes Scholarship Program and activities related to the annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend...
Safety, MHz Heroes to be Honored
The Congressional Fire Services Institute’s Board of Directors have announced Meri-K Appy, president of the Home Safety Council, is to receive the 2006 Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award...
NENA Releases Program Findings and Recommendations
The National Emergency Number Association has released Next Generation 9-1-1: Responding to an Urgent Need for Change, a report summarizing the initial findings and recommendations of NENA’s next-generation E-911 Program...
Beyond Alarms
By Robert R. Rielage
Fire service communications have taken a quantum leap from street-corner boxes to elaborate 911 communications centers and personal radios....
Ideal Chatter
By John Towns
Today's headset and microphone technologies offer functionality under the most adverse conditions and noisy environments....
Congress Approves Broadcast Band Restriction
Congress has passed legislation that in three years will restrict use of the upper 700MHz and lower 800MHz broadcast bands solely to public safety agencies. Television broadcasters currently transmitting on those frequencies (UHF channels 63, 64, 68 and 69) will be required to cease such broadcasts by Feb. 17, 2009, to accommodate the restriction....
Congress Passes Spectrum Legislation
Congress has passed legislation to set a firm date for making spectrum in the 700MHZ band available to public safety....
Deep Breaths
By Jeffrey Pindelski
Proposed revisions to NFPA 1981 aim to increase safety while emphasizing interoperability....
66% Now Covered by Phase II E-911
More than two-thirds of the nation's population now resides in areas where wireless 911 includes delivery of the caller's call-back number and location...
Two-Thirds of Population Now Covered by Wireless E911
While this landmark percentage was reached in recent weeks, 57% of counties are not yet providing this important service to wireless customers....
Mitigating 911 Degradation
NVFC Develops Communications System Planning Guide
APCO Issues Statement on 9/11 Commission Report Card
APCO International urges Congress to address issues hindering emergency response capabilities and putting the public at risk, said the association president....
Tall Order
By John Facella
In-building two-way communications are essential to safe fire operations, but systems can be cumbersome and costly. Here are some solutions for your department....
Candid Camera
By Ronny J. Coleman
Ten California departments found a common solution to the growing training dilemma in the form of a video-conferencing system used throughout the region....
Amateur Power
By Grady E. McCright
Until digital communications systems are fully implemented, look to an already-available back-up system: ham radios....
800Mhz Changes to Start June 27
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