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• Fla. governor signs law requiring silent panic alarms in schools

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  "Alyssa's Law," named after a Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victim, seeks to establish real-time coordination between schools and first responders

• Pittsburgh debuts 'silent' alarm system

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  The system alerts only the fire and EMS stations being dispatched and is meant to reduce first responders' stress

• Quick take: Communication, command and fresh socks - EMS lessons learned from Ferguson riots

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  The absence of a unified command center early on, being misled by social media and communication with crews provided valuable insight on EMS response to protests

• T-Mobile launches free 5G for first responders

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  The company will provide free 5G access to all public and nonprofit state and local fire, police and EMS agencies for 10 years

• On-Demand Webinar: Gaining situational awareness and sharing information using digitally-enabled 911 services with NGA911

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  Learn how next-generation 911 will help responders navigate COVID-19

• Ore. county officials say failing radio system 'very dangerous' for first responders, public

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  A proposed ballot measure would help the county raise money to replace the system, which has failed more than four times in the last seven months

• Pa. county leaders say over-strict legal document an obstacle to virus patient addresses

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  Many county leaders have refused to sign the nine-page non-disclosure and confidentiality agreement required to obtain address lists for their 911 centers

• Ga. county 911 dispatcher killed in car crash

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  First responders mourned the loss this week of Camden County Sheriff's Office 911 Dispatcher Rachel Hodge

• Pa. county rejects state plan to give virus patients' addresses to 911

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  County officials said they weren't willing to risk potential penalties for violating the required non-disclosure agreement

• NY 911 dispatcher, former fire chief dies from COVID-19

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  Putnam County 911 Dispatcher and former Lake Carmel Fire Chief Robert Shannon II, 49, died after becoming ill during a shift at the 911 center

• Banners displayed on Ohio bridge pay tribute to emergency dispatchers

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  The "thin gold line" banners were installed in observance of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

• Ill. chiefs ask governor for confirmed COVID-19 patient addresses to boost responder safety

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  First responders are concerned they are unwittingly putting themselves at risk by relying on residents to disclose if they are infected with COVID-19

• Pa. county to flag COVID-19 patients' addresses in 911 database

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  First responders will also be provided a daily list of addresses of people who have tested positive for COVID-19

• Report details communications breakdown in death of Fla. 10K runner

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  The fire department report said first responders scrambled to find the collapsed runner on a crowded bridge without adequate maps or information

• Ore. fire chief warns bad reception causing communication gaps

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  After at least six pagers failed to alert firefighters to a three-alarm blaze last month, the chief pushed for upgrades to communications systems

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