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• COVID-19: How public safety companies are assisting the frontline pandemic response

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  The businesses that equip and serve first responders are supporting the national emergency response with new products, free services and donations

• 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

• FirstNet Authority names new executive director

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  The First Responder Network Authority announced Acting Executive Director Edward Parkinson has been selected to lead the organization

• FD investigating after delayed response to runner who collapsed just yards from rescue crew

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  The fire department said they believed an ambulance had already been sent, but it was sent to the wrong location

• Congress members, first responders hold press conference calling for T-band protection

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  Lawmakers have proposed a bill that will prevent the FCC from auctioning off the band of spectrum used by first responders across the country

• Accuracy is not optional: How one Oregon fire district keeps its AVL, CAD system and fleet working together for the fastest response times

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  Clackamas Fire District No. 1 relies on mobile solutions from Cradlepoint to expand capabilities and ensure reliable connectivity, no matter the challenge

• Chicago fire official orders no discussion of ambulance availability over radio amid scrutiny

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  A paramedic and whistleblower called the commissioner’s order a “cover-up” amidst ongoing response time problems

• 3 dispatch employees resign during investigation into fatal pond crash

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  Officials said the response to the crash that killed two young children may have been delayed due to confusion over the pond's location

• $24.7M communications upgrade to replace 20-year-old gear for Pa. county first responders

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  Luzerne County signed a contract with Motorola Solutions Inc. to order more than 3,000 radios to replace the old analog system

• Dispatch guidelines for novel coronavirus call screening released

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  The guidelines urge early notification of first responders if patients have possible symptoms of the virus

• Location confusion may have delayed response to pond crash that killed 2 children

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  Officials are investigating whether incorrect data in the county's GIS mapping system slowed down the arrival of first responders

• Pa. county to get $16.9 million dispatch system upgrade

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  The county's 911 coordinator said the "questionable" reliability of the current system "is a safety risk to our responders"

• First responders seek resolution to Wash. dispatch center's 'emergency staffing situation'

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  Fire and police leaders met with dispatch center officials and questioned a recent notice that services would be reduced due to staffing

• FCC to launch 3-digit suicide hotline number

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  Federal regulators are setting up the suicide prevention hotline, which will be reachable by dialing 988

• First high school emergency operations center opens in Connecticut

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  Students will get hands-on career development experience while providing support to first responders

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