Public Safety SmartBriefDesigned specifically for the 9-1-1 community, Public Safety SmartBrief is a FREE, weekly e-mail newsletter. By providing the latest need-to-know industry news and information, Public Safety SmartBrief saves you time and keeps you smart. Sign up today to begin receiving it.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/nena/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/nena?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifPublic Safety SmartBriefhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/nena?sb_code=rssen-us22 May 2013 11:45:57 CDTBeing a 9-1-1 dispatcher is a career, not a stepping stonehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC4B58F40-E006-4F2D-BE85-05AD4D68D526%26copyid%3DE5FC14AA-8119-44BD-B4AB-BE7941DC3D5D%26brief%3Dnena%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC4B58F40-E006-4F2D-BE85-05AD4D68D526%26copyid%3DE5FC14AA-8119-44BD-B4AB-BE7941DC3D5D%26brief%3Dnena%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe duties of 9-1-1 dispatchers have expanded so the job is now considered a profession instead of a stepping stone to becomi -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:45:57 CDTMaking the CallTenn. 9-1-1 staff shows kids how to use cellphones for helphttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC4B58F40-E006-4F2D-BE85-05AD4D68D526%26copyid%3D45FD1A11-8D24-4429-A198-16A0B4BD4C59%26brief%3Dnena%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC4B58F40-E006-4F2D-BE85-05AD4D68D526%26copyid%3D45FD1A11-8D24-4429-A198-16A0B4BD4C59%26brief%3Dnena%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssAbout 85% of calls coming into Knox County Emergency 9-1-1 in Knoxville, Tenn., are from cellphones, so department staff go i -More- ]]>22 May 2013 11:45:57 CDTMaking the CallDanville, Va., dispatchers to get new, above-ground quartershttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC4B58F40-E006-4F2D-BE85-05AD4D68D526%26copyid%3D3B9DF193-77EB-41AF-8157-8BF30589400F%26brief%3Dnena%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3DC4B58F40-E006-4F2D-BE85-05AD4D68D526%26copyid%3D3B9DF193-77EB-41AF-8157-8BF30589400F%26brief%3Dnena%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- 

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