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.
Preventing disruptive emergency communication outages
Miami Fire Rescue PIO Ignatius Carroll’s calm demeanor and reassuring presence is well-known to many residents
Age, capabilities, funding and outages are emblematic of problems facing the country’s emergency communications and response system
Given that the family and resident accepted in advance the facility’s no-CPR policy, responders must honor that decision
Several grops are requesting the records surrounding the Newtown, Conn. school shooting be made public
The facility where a nurse refused to do CPR on a woman now says the nurse misinterpreted its policy not to provide medical care
Consultants’ report advised the city not to move forward with the new 911 system
Fire Chief: It’s not uncommon to find bystanders unable or unwilling to do CPR, but this was unique
911 dispatcher was pleading for someone to help the woman
Some say smartphones and pagers are a better alternative to using sirens
Fortunately, the delayed response was to a minor fire; however, officials are still concerned about the error
The 20-year-old killed three people before turning his gun on himself
The deadline to switch to narrowband has come and gone, and FCC will be on the lookout for those not onboard
After years of development and testing, the ECB is in pilot testing
The family says the dispatcher repeatedly asked for an exact address despite having the name of the school
The merger will allow 12 volunteer departments to use their current radios while allowing dispatch to use one system
New dispatch system will send information to tablet computers in rigs
Dispatch listened in as the man talked about a drug deal
The city’s 911 call-handling system again called into question
An ambulance was dispatched immediately but police and fire dispatch was 30 minutes late for the woman who drove into a pond
Calls to that area are routed through two dispatch centers
As it weighs the merits of regional dispatch, the town is halting plans to allow the sheriff’s department to take over dispatch
The new radios will offer more channels and better communication quality
At least one fake call reported an explosion on an elevated train
Leaders are looking for ways to improve response time and coverage
The city will be working to plan a system of communication between law enforcement and first responders
Because of Twitter’s popularity, the fire service may allow civilians to “tweet” instead of calling
Continuing focus on recruitment, retention and leadership will be critical for the volunteer fire and EMS service in 2013
There were no shortage of product advances in 2012, yet several stood out among the rest
Counties will be helping depts. transition to a new narrowband system
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