Communications and Interoperability
The communications and interoperability resource page is designed to help firefighters keep up with the latest communications gear and best practices in mutual-aid and interoperability.
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In Pierce County, Washington, five 911 centers unified into South Sound 911, streamlining emergency communication and inspiring nationwide public safety improvements
Anne Arundel County Fire Chief Trisha Wolford is one of seven new members supporting the nationwide public safety broadband network
Officials asked dispatch to send a third helicopter and asked for hospitals to be notified in case they needed to evacuate injured firefighters
Council member says the technology feels like stepping into the 1970s and calls for a master plan for upgrades
She accidentally dropped a tennis bracelet in the box and got stuck while trying to dig it out
Firefighters arrived in time to cut the umbilical chord and transport mother and baby
The new system came in $6 million less than the previous estimate
The explosive growth of cell phones and other technologies has made such older systems vulnerable to radio interference
Narrow band radio transmissions will allow for more efficient and dependable communication between emergency responders
The dispatcher kept the line open as EMTs tried to pinpoint the victim’s location
The city said representatives are coming to Boston next week to talk to city officials about what has happened in New York
He blasted city officials who blamed a lone EMS worker for a 4-minute delay in getting an ambulance to the scene of a crash that killed a 4-year-old
The plan would hit each department for a $2 per-resident fee annually
The Facebook tirade against blacks seemed to have been motivated by her time on the job as a 911 operator
The grant will provide new communication equipment including new pagers, mobile and portable radios
A QR code listing the hazards is fixed to the farm’s mailbox and can be scanned by a smartphone
Not counting the time dispatcher spend with callers has the union in arms; the administration says its process is transparent
His lawyer said he does not believe his client is guilty and that investigators changed their opinion on if the fire was arson
Authorities charge that the terminated deputy chief set a fire at department headquarters as part of his theft of thousands of dollars in radios
Firefighter James Rice died Dec. 23, 2011
Mrs. Patterson was one of the voices people heard on radio and at fire scenes
He faces a charge of theft in office, but more charges could be added later
The United Nurses Associations, alongside a representative from the Murrieta Firefighters Association, said the practice is creating a “dangerous situation,” for patients who are in need of the most critical care
Nearly all 50 calls that flooded in during 35 minutes came from within a mile of the plant after blast
Radio traffic from West, Texas, shows effort to coordinate large-scale incident response
New app provides emergency managers easy access to map-based bomb standoff distances and hazmat spill evacuation areas
When planning for large events, like a marathon, there are seven steps a fire department must take to improve its chances of an effective response
The move is to deny the publicity that motivates prank callers
As FirstNet continues to be a futuristic idea, Covia allows public safety to have solutions today
Software allows ‘Joe Sixpack’ to do some of the cool, and unsavory, things that cops and spies do
The 21-minute recording is of conversations between dispatchers and the couple who walked in on Dorner in their condo
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