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- Chicago develops warning system for dangerous buildings
Chicago officials want to keep first responders safer by having emergency dispatchers warn them about dangerous empty buildings and by using distinctive reflective signs to mark vacant properties. The city was prompted to act after a 2010 roof collapse at a vacant building killed two firefighters. Officials are developing a list of dangerous buildings for 9-1-1 dispatchers to use in warning first responders. Chicago Tribune
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- Tacoma, Wash., seeks new support for crime analyst team
Tacoma, Wash., is trying to find funding to save the crime analyst team operating in the 9-1-1 center, quickly studying emergency calls and synthesizing the information to help police at the scene. Law Enforcement Support Agency director Mike Carson called the team a "real crime-busting tool," and officials are looking at incorporating it into South Sound 9-1-1, the county's new emergency dispatch agency. The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
(6/26)
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- Chicago police to pursue differential 9-1-1 response plan
Chicago police Superintendent Garry McCarthy says he will push ahead with a proposed differential response plan for 9-1-1 calls to reduce the number of calls police officers handle. He said the plan would require the help and retraining of dispatchers and that some calls would go to a 3-1-1 nonemergency system while others would not even get that much of a response. Chicago Tribune
(6/25)
- 700 MHz seen as best opportunity to enable smart-grid networks
Utilities searching for available wireless bandwidth to power smart-grid communications networks would do well to look into spectrum sharing in the 700 MHz first-responder band, according to the Utilities Telecom Council. Brett Kilbourne, UTC's deputy general counsel, says the frequency is a natural fit for utilities looking to deploy applications such as remote monitoring, and that partnering with public safety organizations would be mutually beneficial. Urgent Communications
(6/21)
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- FCC releases technical requirements for broadband network
The Federal Communications Commission's Interoperability Board has sent to the First Responder Network Authority, or FirstNet, the initial minimum technical requirements for creating an interoperable network for first responders in the 700 MHz band D-block. FirstNet was created by law to oversee the development of a nationwide broadband network for public safety. CED Magazine/Wireless Week
(6/2012)
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- New NENA president promises strong leadership on Next Generation 9-1-1 issues
A new NENA executive board took office at the Installation Banquet & Gala at the NENA 2012 Conference & Expo this month in Long Beach, Calif. Barbara A. Jaeger, ENP, was sworn in as president, while Bernard Brown, ENP, became first vice president and Christy Williams, ENP, assumed the office of second vice president.
After the ceremony, Jaeger addressed the attendees and put forward her goals for the coming year. Most notably, she spoke about the critical role the association continues to play in enabling the transition to Next Generation 9-1-1. "At NENA, we must do whatever we can to educate policy makers and legislators on the importance of NG9-1-1 and the national commitment that will be required to build and maintain these networks," she said. Read more.
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