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.
Firefighters from Cambridge and other departments battled a fire in a former tuxedo shop
Keep clear and visible lines of command and continuously observe, orient, decide and act to bring calm to the chaos at an emergency scene
Maui officials say other methods of alerting residents would have been used if they knew of cellphone outages
The group is concerned by the lack of a nationwide interoperable communications network
In its second year, California’s communications vehicle rally focuses on interoperability
Second annual communications vehicle rally in California highlights move toward more, smaller, more-capable rigs
The Tiburon computer-aided dispatching system is set to go online Aug. 8
Ultra wireless broadband will offer instantaneous speed for the new line, which is vital to emergency workers when seconds count
Building 13 radio towers would enable fire and police departments to speak directly to each other on the air
With lower prices, more choices and faster networks, more and more responders are carrying smartphones on the job
No matter how well maintained communications systems are, they will eventually fail
Public Safety Director Michael Huss was subpoenaed to discuss his role in the city’s response to February’s fatal snowstorms
The fix should allow firefighters who cross county lines to communicate with each other over different systems
Incorrect routing to the wrong dispatch center has caused delays in response
The threats interfered with emergency broadcasts in a fatal traffic collision, a search-and-rescue call and a brush fire
Since a digital system switch, emergency responders have complained about communication, reception and transmission problems
2 firefighters died while setting backfires in a failed attempt to keep walls of flame from overrunning an inmate firefighting camp
Fire officials say the $323,000 will be used topurchase radios, laptops and defibrillators
Towns, counties, fire departments, EMS, and other agencies all benefitted from money, with the main goal of building NIMS compliance
Called 18 times in two months
The home was ‘heavily’ damaged, but no one was injured
Conference told there will be several advantages of a broadband network dedicated solely to first responders
MSAT-G2 designed for rural, remote, disaster-prone areas
First test results were unacceptable, said Department of Information, Technology and Telecommunications spokesman
Company rolls out new products at IWCE
Authorities had provided five cell phone numbers for emergencies; ham radio operators were stationed at 12 key intersections
Firefighters acting without their full crew and accountability problems contributed to the deaths of two Buffalo firefighters, a report found
The Lake-Cook Regional Critical Incident Partnership meets to train all sides for likely responses to a variety of emergencies
A proposal by Nextel would have the phone company complete fire communication antenna preparation work for York County
Veteran firefighter creates customizable incident management software
The Lockport Police Department will dispatch firefighters in a plan to save on costs