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.
Snohomish County 911 and Valley Com 911 successfully executed a live 911 call re-routing drill on June 5, confirming the vision that has been four years in the making
First responders from the Quad-Cities region worked on rescue task force and EMS best practices
The fire department’s PSA to outdoor enthusiasts went viral on social media as temperatures soared above 100 degrees in Arizona
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
Investigation launched after a 79-year-old woman died even as a pair of EMTs stood just feet away outside her locked front door
Static is so bad that communication is sometimes impossible
Firefighters entered a burning home with an uncharged hoseline, no 360 degree size-up and did not follow the hoseline while trying to escape
Funding and staffing have not matched the increase in call volume, according to officials
A $86,677 grant will help purchase new radio communications equipment
San Antonio’s system is unique, alerting the radios of firefighters who should respond and using an LED message board in each station
Firelink allows fire crews to communicate directly with control rooms, as well as with fellow firefighters across the UK and police
The Erie County Fire Wire website has quickly become a valuable and popular resource among with local firefighters
A company has proposed to install at its cost a 210-foot tower and equip it with all new equipment for emergency responders