Communications and Interoperability

New FCC regulations to improve wireless 911 call routing, emergency response time

Cellphone carriers are now required to send first responders based on the location of the caller, rather than the nearest cell tower

February 02, 2024 02:05 PM

Fire Products

Fla. county launches livestream option for 911 calls

Orange County residents dialing 911 will have a text option that will allow them to livestream a video to a dispatcher

January 30, 2024 08:34 AM

Arson/Investigation

Investigation finds several violations of FD policy in Chicago LODD

Ill. OSHA report highlights accountability, communication among several errors in the death of a relatively new firefighter

January 29, 2024 12:26 PM

Biological attack drill held in Calif.

November 15, 2007 09:17 AM

Mass. town upgrades 911 equipment

November 13, 2007 11:15 AM

Wash. firefighters lend a hand at Calif. stations

November 09, 2007 05:10 AM

Calif. cities eager for ‘reverse 911' systems

November 08, 2007 12:11 PM

Cooperation stressed at national preparedness conference

November 08, 2007 11:36 AM

Atlanta officials lobby for new communication system

October 30, 2007 05:47 AM

Maine firefighters scramble to find blaze after mix-up with location

October 19, 2007 12:43 PM

Mass. region’s emergency radio problems cited

October 01, 2007 05:26 AM

High-tech van helps Calif. firefighters

September 19, 2007 05:15 AM

Fla. firefighters welcome new radio system

September 19, 2007 05:12 AM

Pa. fire chief questions council about ongoing radio problems

September 13, 2007 05:47 AM

‘Communications lagged’ in first days of Lake Tahoe Angora fire

September 11, 2007 04:48 AM

Fire-based EMS

Wis. responders respond en masse to track meet

August 29, 2007 05:41 AM

Dallas emergency workers struggle with new dispatch system

August 28, 2007 12:59 PM

Baltimore bridge incident sheds light on communication break-down

August 23, 2007 05:44 AM

Calif. bay area leaders close to emergency radio interoperability

August 15, 2007 06:04 AM

Report finds mistakes in response to fatal Va. fire

August 06, 2007 06:34 AM

911 alert problem in Pa. prompts retraining

August 03, 2007 06:28 AM

Editorial: Were the deaths in Calif. house fire preventable?

July 25, 2007 05:57 AM

Department of Commerce and DHS Announce $968 million Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant

July 19, 2007 11:11 AM

Feds award $1 billion for emergency radios

July 18, 2007 06:17 AM

U.K.'s 3bn pound emergency service radios ‘seriously flawed’

July 06, 2007 01:06 PM

Girl, 4, called 911 nearly 300 times

July 05, 2007 12:56 PM

Officials probe response to Tahoe blaze

July 04, 2007 06:59 PM

Utah pushing 9-1-1 improvements

June 17, 2007 02:29 PM

L.A. responders may soon accept text messages

June 13, 2007 05:53 AM

Maine cities agree on call-center merger

June 12, 2007 05:51 AM

4 La. parishes say they’re ready for next big one

June 07, 2007 12:18 PM

EFJ, Inc.’s EFJohnson Subsidiary Implements Enhanced Vocoder Technology into its Project 25 Compliant Radios

June 07, 2007 06:39 AM

Mass-Casualty Incidents

FEMA ready for hurricane season

May 16, 2007 06:21 AM

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.