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• 911 dispatch protections bill passes Ohio Senate

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  The bill would add 911 operators as one of the professions whose residential and familial information is exempted from public record in order to better protect them from harm and harassment

• Ohio city Verizon customers without 911 access for hours

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  The 9-1-1 coordinator said the system is has a back-up plan when such an outage occurs

• How one county fire department ensures the fastest response times

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  Cradlepoint’s in-vehicle networking solution offers the always-on connectivity the department needs for its new automatic vehicle location dispatching systems

• FirstNet announces new improvements for 2019

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  AT&T plans to roll out a number of improvements to FirstNet this year

• Texas bill would make data ‘throttling’ in disaster zones illegal

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  HB 1426 would make it illegal to “impair or degrade” mobile data in disaster zones

• Fire chief wants changes in wake of Las Vegas mass shooting

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  A Nevada fire chief says he wants to bypass state lawmakers to get changes made

• How to secure and protect one of your most important tools in the field

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  The LaunchPort Rugged System by iPort offers rugged protection, wireless charging and convenient access for your iPad

• New details emerge on delayed response in Parkland high school shooting

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  “Had we known the shooter wasn’t there, we probably could have flooded that building a lot faster," SWAT member George Schmidt said

• NJ volunteer fire dept. uses $100K grant to buy new equipment

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  The Demarest Volunteer Fire Department purchased 12 portable radios, which means all 33 volunteers now have their own equipment

• Verizon announces 5G First Responder Lab

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  Verizon seeks innovators to accelerate 5G technology development for first responders

• Verizon: ‘Mistake’ to throttle fire department data during wildfire

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  The telecommunications company noted that it often removes data speed restrictions when contacted in emergency situations

• FirstNet launches ‘Public Safety First’ podcast

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  The podcast highlights first responders and their experiences with FirstNet

• FRI 2018 Quick Take: FirstNet: Now and what the future holds

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  FirstNet Senior Fire Services Advisor Mike Worrell discussed the history, implementation and future plans for the first responder network

• Motorola Solutions launches devices and software equipped with mission-critical technology

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  The products are designed to work together to improve command center operations

• No excuses: Why missing an emergency dispatch notice is entirely preventable

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  It’s time to get your dispatch system up to speed

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