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.
The Maui fire report points at equipment, communication and a lack of mutual aid plans
This guide will help you submit a successful application, enabling your agency to meet its funding requirements and effectively tackle future challenges
First responders in Santa Fe County are currently using an unsecure, aging system with many dead spots
Lives were saved in the fire because of the way police officers and firefighters worked together
It allegedly took 16 minutes for Comcast to determine the victim’s address and for paramedics to arrive, but they left because the door was locked
City officials recommend joining the municipal network ChatComm, because it offers a fixed price and more local control
U1 fills an ‘important niche’ in the portable computing market
When you watch C-SPAN and read between the lines of what some of the major players are saying, one cannot help but be optimistic about D-Block
One paramedic was fired and three others were suspended over his death
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