D Block approved: Now what?; Dispatch confusion & the Colo. wildfires

Pa. officials trying to fix 911 radio problems; Judge orders NYC to release review of 911 system; Medical telephone service fails to catch on in Japan ;

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Pa. officials trying to fix 911 radio problems

Judge orders NYC to release review of 911 system

Medical telephone service fails to catch on in Japan

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Now that the reallocation for an emergency responder network, known as D Block, is law, what will it mean for fire departments? In this month's eNews, we talk to one of the leading communication experts about the ins and outs of the new network. Also, a N.Y. judge rules that a consultant's report reviewing the city's 911 system is public information.

Also, be sure to check out the story of a Colorado wildfire turned deadly after confusion arose in an overwhelmed dispatch center.

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