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.
Lawrence County fire departments were among over 300 FDs in the state to receive a total of $4M in funding
Fremont becomes the first city to implement a drone as first responder program in both its police and fire departments
First responder agencies across the country had suggested residents use a landline to report an emergency during the outage
The system, which will take three to five years to develop and cost $700 million, will improve interoperability
We are at a pivotal point where every voice of the fire service is needed, says Chief Billy Goldfeder
The APX 7000XE works to address the key issues faced in extreme situations
A county 911 operator’s errors led to a 52-second delay in dispatching firefighters to a house fire; another fatal case is being investigated
Hurdles still remain to establish a single, seamless network for local, state and federal agencies
The center is aiming to be one of the first in the country to be accredited in three areas: medical, fire and police dispatching
The message asked the recipient to press one on his or her phone to hear the emergency message, but 650 people hung up without even pressing the key
Despite resident opposition, Roswell is considering changing the names of about 30 streets that are the same or sound similar to other streets
‘This is the first time we haven’t been able to respond to all of our runs... It was a bit embarrassing,’ said the president of the Detroit Fire Fighters Association
Public safety organizations have endorsed LTE as the next generation of wireless technology for use in the 700 MHz public safety spectrum — so what, exactly, is LTE?
Have we finally reached a meaningful moment in the movement toward reallocation of the 700 MHz D-Block to public safety?
The city received 20 new fire-red Chevy Tahoes in May, but for the most part they’ve sat idle
Some residents are resisting the idea; cell calls don’t always automatically provide the caller’s location
County sheriff is ‘pleased that all agencies worked together’ in the homicide investigation
The radios will be used by crews on fire and emergency scenes to communicate with the incident commander
Buffalo firefighters are better trained in how to issue a mayday, now carry improved radios and practice more thorough tactics for basement fires
The state is encouraging communities by providing grant money to investigate the feasibility and to build regional dispatch centers
The union in San Antonio claims technical complications endanger both firefighters and the public, including longer response times
Previously, firefighters sometimes had to make calls to each other or to the Law Enforcement Center using their personal cell phones
‘Another way to get immediate information out to the public’
Radios in a ‘holding pattern’
The $10 million computerized 911 dispatch system is expected to improve services
Only one emergency vehicle will be dispatched instead of two, depending on the nature of the emergency call
The vast majority of residents living near the fire didn’t evacuate
Comm centers can assist an IC with personnel accountability and monitoring incident progress
Trapped man repeatedly called 911 despite bad connection; responders never sent
A false alarm confused residents as sirens blared throughout the city
Problems came in ’08 when a Fulton dispatcher sent an ambulance crew to the wrong address of a patient who died