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<title>Dispatcher caught sleeping during 911 call </title>
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<description><![CDATA[NBC Washington Just after midnight on April 4, a Montgomery County woman called 911 because her husband was having trouble breathing and was starting to turn blue. Following protocol, a 911 call-taker answers and quickly transfers the woman to a dispatcher. He was supposed to send an ambulance. But in the 911 recording call obtained by the News4 I-Team, all you can hear is silence in response to the ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2012 20:12:20 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Audit: LAFD EMS response 12 seconds slower</title>
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<description><![CDATA[The Daily News of Los Angeles LOS ANGELES &mdash; The Los Angeles Fire Department&#39;s response to medical emergencies slowed by 12 seconds citywide and as much as 20 seconds in the San Fernando Valley since budget cuts closed some fire companies, Controller Wendy Greuel reported Friday. She also expressed concern about the quality of the department&#39;s response time data, noting that about one-third ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 16:54:07 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Salt Lake City looks to combine police, fire 911 center</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Christopher Smart The Salt Lake Tribune SALT LAKE CITY &mdash; Salt Lake City&#39;s new public safety building is more than a year from its scheduled completion. But when it opens in July 2013, it will house a combined police and fire 911 emergency and dispatch center &mdash; if Mayor Ralph Becker gets his way. Right now, the city&#39;s police and fire departments have separate dispatch centers ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2012 14:34:32 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Chicago Fire Dept. using digital radios for NATO summit</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Fran Spielman The Chicago Sun-Times CHICAGO &mdash; A $23 million digital radio system &mdash; purchased in 2006 under a no-bid contract awarded under questionable circumstances &mdash; will help speed emergency response during the NATO Summit. Chicago Fire Department spokesman Larry Langford disclosed Thursday that &quot;some of the channels&quot; provided by the long-stalled Motorola system would ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2012 15:31:32 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Kan. county chooses Motorola for 911 radio system</title>
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<description><![CDATA[By Tim Hrenchir The Topeka Capital-Journal SHAWNEE COUNTY, Kan. &mdash; Shawnee County will buy a multimillion dollar public safety radio system from Motorola Solutions Inc. County Commissioners Ted Ensley, Mary Thomas and Shelly Buhler voted 3-0 Monday to pick Motorola over Cassidian, the other company being considered. Commissioners authorized the county&#39;s emergency communications management board ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 16:15:31 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>How communication centers can aid incident commanders </title>
<author><![CDATA[APCO]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/APCO/articles/848991-How-communication-centers-can-aid-incident-commanders/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[Incident commanders are bombarded with decisions on the fireground — but communication centers can relieve some of the burden.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:03:09 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>The State of 911 </title>
<author><![CDATA[APCO]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/APCO/articles/771901-The-State-of-911/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[As we sat and listened to President Barack Obama give his State of the Union Address, it gave many of us a chance to pause and reflect on the current state of our own piece of the Union — public safety]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:22:10 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>How to Solve Radio System Glitches Before They Happen </title>
<author><![CDATA[APCO]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/APCO/articles/680790-How-to-Solve-Radio-System-Glitches-Before-They-Happen/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[There are lots of ways to address issues that may occur in a new or upgraded radio system. Some are cheap and easy while others are complex and expensive, requiring intensive resource allocation. But the cheapest, simplest and least stressful way to address issues with a new or upgraded radio system is to address them before they happen. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:13:02 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Syndromic Surveillance for Pandemic Illness </title>
<author><![CDATA[APCO]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/APCO/articles/596994-Syndromic-Surveillance-for-Pandemic-Illness/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[As the second wave of the H1N1 pandemic is felt around the country, a familiar buzz phrase has once again come to the forefront of emergency planning and response — syndromic surveillance. But what is syndromic surveillance and what does it have to do with public safety? ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:57:03 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Izard County 9-1-1: Bringing Advanced Technology to Rural Arkansas</title>
<author><![CDATA[9-1-1 Magazine]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/columnists/9-1-1-Magazine/articles/533685-Izard-County-9-1-1-Bringing-Advanced-Technology-to-Rural-Arkansas/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[When Izard County (AR) Judge Rayburn Finley's grandson was injured in a four-wheeler accident last summer, Finley instinctively dialed 9-1-1 on his cellular telephone. But instead of reaching his county's dispatch center some five miles away, Finley spoke with a dispatcher in neighboring Sharp County more than 25 miles away.]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:02:24 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Think before you talk</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Do you just pick up the microphone and just start talking? Oh come on … you know you do! Well next time you pick up the mic, stop for a second and then talk. 
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<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:36:36 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Use your microphone properly</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Proper microphone use is to hold the microphone two to four inches away from your mouth and speak in a normal voice. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2011 17:17:34 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Don't run out of juice</title>
<author><![CDATA[Dolph Holmes]]></author>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.firerescue1.com/communications-interoperability/tips/893534-Dont-run-out-of-juice/]]></link>
<description><![CDATA[After 35 years doing everything from two-way radio to broadcast and microwave I have seen a lot of good and bad things happen.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 12 Oct 2010 17:10:52 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Comms considerations at major incidents </title>
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<description><![CDATA[By the USFA/IAFF As incidents grow, interoperability should be planned for in the command structure. When developing interoperable command structures, many interoperability tools may be employed. Technical staff plays a pivotal role in providing these technology tools to meet the operational requirements. The technical staff must be familiar with the operational objectives and command structure to supply ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:45:27 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>How to plan for social networking</title>
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<description><![CDATA[With funding and staffing on the line during a downturn in the economy, connecting with the public is as crucial as ever.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 13 Apr 2010 23:30:38 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Johnson Testifies for the IAFC in Support of the Public Safety Broadband Network</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/communications-interoperability/official-announcements/861788-Johnson-Testifies-for-the-IAFC-in-Support-of-the-Public-Safety-Broadband-Network/</link>
<description><![CDATA[International Association of Fire ChiefsFAIRFAX, Va. &mdash; Today, IAFC President and Chairman of the Board Jeff Johnson, chief of Tualatin Valley (Ore.) Fire &amp; Rescue, testified before Congress in support of allocating the 10 MHz of the D Block portion of the 700 MHz band of spectrum directly to public safety to establish a 20 MHz wireless broadband network. In his testimony before the Emergency ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 20:19:06 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance Awards $4.2 Million to Local Communities for Replacement of Outdated Radios</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/communications-interoperability/official-announcements/680418-Wisconsin-Office-of-Justice-Assistance-Awards-4-2-Million-to-Local-Communities-for-Replacement-of-Outdated-Radios/</link>
<description><![CDATA[More than 350 local Wisconsin emergency response agencies have been awarded a total of $4.2 million in federal funding to purchase nearly 3,600 new radios with enhanced mutual aid channel capacity (see list of grant recipients). Shared “mutual aid” channels enable reliable communications between several emergency response agencies at critical times—like large-scale disasters and incidents that cross jurisdictional lines. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 8 Dec 2009 23:35:36 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>Wisconsin DOT Awarded $16.3 to Build Statewide Public Safety Radio Communications System</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/communications-interoperability/official-announcements/598874-Wisconsin-DOT-Awarded-16-3-to-Build-Statewide-Public-Safety-Radio-Communications-System/</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Wisconsin Office of Justice Assistance and the State Interoperability Council have awarded a $16.3 million federal grant to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation to commence building a statewide public radio safety communications system (WISCOM). Currently, a small number of shared "mutual aid" channels enable reliable communications between emergency response agencies but the range of these channels is limited to a only few adjoining communities. In large-scale disasters, these channels can be quickly overwhelmed, resulting in system outages and emergency communication failures.]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:02:42 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>$5.7 Million Now Available for Mutual Aid Radio Replacement Grants</title>
<link>http://www.firerescue1.com/communications-interoperability/official-announcements/585867-5-7-Million-Now-Available-for-Mutual-Aid-Radio-Replacement-Grants/</link>
<description><![CDATA[Almost $6 million is now available to improve emergency radio communications in Wisconsin. Based on a pre-application process earlier this year, 425 agencies in 56 counties are eligible for a portion of the funds. County Emergency Management Offices will coordinate with local agencies to develop a combined county Egrants applications. Full details about the Mutual Aid Radio Replacement: Round 5 grant opportunity, deadlines, and a list of eligible agencies and equipment to be funded, are available on the OJA website.]]></description>
<pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 23:08:11 UTC</pubDate>

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<title>NCO Consortium Identifies Critical Emergency Responder Interoperability Gaps</title>
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<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON &mdash; The Network Centric Operations Industry Consortium (NCOIC(TM)) today presented key findings of its Network-enabled Emergency Response (NEER) project and highlighted interoperability barriers that hinder emergency responders' ability to save lives and property. NCOIC undertook the project because response organizations -- numbering more than 100,000 in the U.S. alone -- now have little ...]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 23:30:25 UTC</pubDate>

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