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.
An analysis of a wildfire evacuation from the Lake Tahoe Basin area finds highway shutdowns and chaos
Years of preplanning aided the incident command of an MCI, building fire, technical rescue, hazmat, and terrorism crime scene all in one
Durability and usability meet efficient functionality and connectivity
Dispatcher: ‘You’re calling 911 because you don’t like way that they’re making your sandwich?’
Firefighter had been member of volunteer company for 11 years, was its president until about 2 years ago
Crash did not affect response times, was attributed to ‘routine maintenance’
1st phase of statewide conversion will be finished this year with entire project slated for completion in 2016
London police officers needed somewhere to wash clothes they wore running alongside Olympic Torch bearers
Dispute centers over spending money to keep dispatch centers local or move to a regional system
Emergency operations centers coming under one roof for the first time
Sleeping dispatcher is experienced uniformed firefighter who was 17 hours into 24-hour overtime shift
Delay is as much as 20 seconds in San Fernando Valley since budget cuts closed some fire companies
Both fire and police chiefs support the move
Digital radios will be used by commanders, rank-and-file will begin working with the radios after June 1
County commissioners voted 3-0 Monday to pick Motorola over Cassidian
Police chief: ‘There’s no requirement that (emergency traffic) be public unless there’s a policy.’
Report found that flawed procedures used by emergency operators could be leaving callers without help for crucial seconds
The SMS service will offer an alternative for customers who are hard of hearing and cannot make voice calls.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s office released an edited version of a consultants’ report on Friday
Harold Wilson, 84, may have suffered medical emergency, collapsed into flames
All businesses would be required to post signs in English, helping firefighters know type of facility they’re entering
Response time for basic life support calls have increased 1 minute 18 seconds on average
Assistant chief: Problem is mainly affecting transmissions of certain individuals in fire, rescue crews
Warning call about unstable structure went unheard over radios
Recently enacted federal legislation will allow for construction of state-of-the-art communication network for 1st responders
Man was trying to reach in his front pocket for his lip balm when he was shot by stun gun in cell
Motorola bid came in at $9,034,085 over 11 years
Woman died clutching phone; firefighters found bucket of water nearby
The department doesn’t have its own repeater system; it doesn’t even have voice mail
County considers charging a for-profit ambulance firm for use of the 911 dispatch system
Respondents weighed in on everything from types of calls they handled to how they reacted
2 departments feel that some state highway patrol troopers are disregarding safety protocols
Now that the first responder network has been approved, here’s what to expect