NENA NEWS
Join NENA from February 21-24 just steps from the nation's capital in Arlington, VA for 9-1-1 Goes to Washington! 9-1-1 Goes to Washington brings together hundreds of 9-1-1 professionals from around the country with policy leaders in our nation's capital to explore and discuss today's most pressing 9-1-1 and emergency communications issues. 9-1-1 Goes to Washington is the only event where you can learn about the policy challenges facing public safety and take immediate action to address them through dialog with your elected and appointed officials.
Our three-day program offers a significant opportunity for 9-1-1 professionals to shape the nation’s emergency communications policy agenda. Join us in Washington for a dynamic, interactive three-day program where you will receive:
- The inside information you need to help shape the 9-1-1 and emergency communications agendas for the Administration and Congress;
- Critical knowledge of current, proposed, and needed federal and state 9-1-1, homeland security, and emergency communications legislation, regulation, and policy initiatives; and
- An opportunity to speak directly with members of Congress, Administration officials, and key staff to make your voice heard on behalf of the entire 9-1-1 community.
Click here to register and here to book your housing.
We are conducting an exclusive study around PSAP technology and Next Generation 9-1-1 tools and need your expertise!
The ask is simple – please complete a 20-minute survey on your PSAP’s technology usage and plans for the future. We will be sending the survey link to select members on Monday in a separate email.
In return for your participation, you will receive a summary of the study’s findings and a $50 donation will be made on your behalf to Friends of 9-1-1. NENA’s Friends of 9-1-1 program provides scholarships, continuing education opportunities, and wellness programs for America's 9-1-1 professionals.
As always, we appreciate your support and applaud your commitment to enhancing public safety around the globe.
What PSAPs Need to Know for the Upcoming Launch of the RapidSOS One-Touch-911 Mobile App
Sponsored by RapidSOS
Thursday, December 3 | 1PM Eastern (live) or On-Demand
Free! Click here to register!
RapidSOS is an emergency technology start-up with the mission of bringing more accurate and richer data from mobile devices to the PSAP. They’ve spent the past several years working closely with the 9-1-1 community to develop the ability to push precise location and more through existing systems (e.g., ANI/ALI), without any cost or additional equipment at PSAPs. Over the last four months they’ve conducted test calls across all 50 states, and are preparing to launch in early 2016. They are partnering with some of Silicon Valley’s most famous technology firms to drive broad adoption in 2016.
During this webinar, the RapidSOS team will discuss their upcoming consumer launch, give an overview on how calls from the application will flow into your PSAP, and answer questions that were raised through an extensive PSAP testing program over the last few months. Presenters will also provide details on how you can sign up for additional testing at your PSAP and get early access to the mobile application.
Can't attend on the 3rd? Register now and you will have access to the on-demand webinar archive via the registration landing page.
Webinar Access Info
Dial-in and web-access details will be provided to attendees via email automatically upon registration.
You should have recently received an email from NENA with a link to your 2016 NENA dues notice. Help NENA go green and save a stamp by choosing to pay online by check or credit card. If this is not an option for you or your agency, the email also contained a link allowing you to print out a copy of your invoice for local processing.
Instantly renew your membership online in just a few easy steps:
- Simply log in to the NENA website.
- Go to your Manage Profile page.
- Click on Membership under the "Account History" header to view your renewal options.
- Pay online by check or credit card.
- Print out a receipt for your records.
In appreciation of your continued support, when you renew online by credit card before December 31, 2015, you will receive free access to an upcoming NENA webinar of your choice or $50 off an annual subscription to our Webinar Wednesday program!
We look forward to sharing many new and exciting member benefits with you in the coming year!
NENA is pleased to open the nominations process for our 2016-2017 Executive Board election! This election will be for the following positions:
- Second Vice President
- Southeastern Region Director
- Western Region Director
- Private Sector Director
All nominees must be current members in good standing for at least three years; have been employed for at least three years in 9-1-1; be certified Emergency Number Professionals (ENPs); and meet the minimum threshold of membership, leadership, and certification requirements as outlined in the Nomination Form. Nominees for the position of Region Director must reside in the region they wish to represent.
Click here to download a .zip file of election documents and resources that includes:
- Statement of Responsibilities
- Must be signed by nominee and co-signed by an agency representative (if applicable)
- Nomination Form
- Can be completed by the applying candidate or by a third-party nominator
- Relevant NENA policies and procedures
- NENA bylaws
The nomination deadline is March 15, 2016. Contact Nominating Committee Chair Bernard Brown or Member Services Director Bri Robinson with any questions about the nomination process, eligibility requirements, or general election details.
NENA is proud to launch the new NENA Career Center, where you will find all of the best 9-1-1 industry jobs in one place. Visit www.nena.org/jobs to:
- Search for and quickly apply for great, relevant jobs.
- Set up alerts so you are immediately notified any time a job is posted that matches your skills or interests.
- Create an anonymous job seeker profile or upload your anonymous resume so employers can find you.
- Access job search tools and tips.
If you need to hire 9-1-1 professionals, the NENA Career Center will put your job in front of our members!
- Place your job in front of our highly qualified members.
- Search our resume database of qualified candidates.
- Manage jobs and applicant activity right on our site.
- Limit applicants to those who are qualified.
- Fill your jobs more quickly with great talent.
Our hope is that this new and improved resource will make a significant difference for our members as they navigate their career paths.
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support NENA every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection, and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate a portion of the purchase price to NENA.
To shop at AmazonSmile, simply go to smile.amazon.com from the Web browser on your computer or mobile device. You may also want to add a bookmark to AmazonSmile to make it even easier to return and start your shopping at AmazonSmile.
On your first visit to AmazonSmile, you need to search for and select " National Emergency Number Association" to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. Amazon will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make on AmazonSmile will result in a donation.
Click here to learn more and here to start shopping now!
Make sure the addresses (email and postal) that we have on file for you are current! Please log in to your online member account to verify or update your information, or send an email to Bri Robinson.
OPS UPDATE
The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) has developed informational web-based videos relating to the Rail Safety for Law Enforcement and Emergency Dispatcher Training. FRA has developed these web-based informational programs to improve the knowledge, skills and abilities of first responders when assessing and responding to rail-related incidents, highlighting key points such as:
- Locating an incident
- How to determine which railroad to notify
- How to stop a train in an emergency
- How to locate the train crew and victims
- How to locate railroad personnel and railroad documents
- Determining the appropriate response
These videos can be found at FRA's homepage under "In the Spotlight." The direct links to the videos are:
NENA currently supports an NG9-1-1 Security (NGSEC) Working Group (WG). This group has delivered several documents defining how to protect NG9-1-1 Core Services (NGCS) and PSAPs from malicious and non-malicious attacks. Those efforts have proven useful in early NG9-1-1 deployments.
The next efforts of this Working Group will include documenting "Cybersecurity Playbooks" for various levels of 9-1-1/public safety participants, identifying best practices, and supporting training and education.
NENA welcomes interested members to participate in the NG9-1-1 Security Working Group. Participation is open to NENA members who have a strong interest in or experience in this issue, and we encourage members from both technical and operational perspectives. We also welcome NENA members who currently serve other NENA Working Groups such as i3 architecture, ESInet design, and PSAP ops.
Click here to join this WG. For questions, please contact Brian Knueppel.
Having adjudicated all comments, the subject document is now considered "stable." Per NENA IPR, Section 4.5 a "Stable Form Notice" is being issued and is shown below.
4.5 Declarations during Review
When any Deliverable is in stable form, but before it undergoes review by the NENA Process Review Committee, the Committee Resource Manager shall send a Stable Form Notice to all NENA Development Group participants giving notice of a deadline, at least sixty (60) days from the date of the announcement, by which all Patent Holders with respect to the Deliverable must submit a completed copy of the Licensing Declaration Form in Annex B to the Committee Resource Manager. All Stable Form Notices shall also be posted to the Committee Management Website.
Once the 60 days have passed, the document will go to the Process Review Committee for approval.
Stable Form Notice
Background
The NENA Intellectual Property Rights ("IPR") Policy, available at www.nena.org/?IPR, requires Participants in NENA Committees to disclose certain Patent IPRs during the process of developing a Deliverable such as a Technical or Operations Standard Document (i.e., any Standard). After receiving this notice, all Patent Holders have 60 days in which to submit a Licensing Declaration Form.
Notice
The Deliverable listed below has reached stable form and will be submitted to the NENA Process Review Committee in 60 days. Any and all Participants who hold Patent IPRs which may be implicated by the Normative Requirements of this Deliverable must submit a Licensing Declaration Form to the Committee Resource Manager within that time.
Deliverable Information
Title: NENA Public Safety Communications & Railroad Interaction Standard Operating Procedures
Document Number: ANS CANDIDATE NENA-STA-013.1-201X (originally NENA 56-507)
URL: http://dev.nena.org/apps/group_public/document.php?document_id=7006&wg_abbrev=psapops-sop-sc-rr-psap
Date of Notice: October 22, 2015
Submission Deadline: December 22, 2015
NENA Intellectual Property Rights Policy – Annex C – Stable Form Notice
TECH UPDATE
NENA NG9-1-1 Security Information Document, NENA-INF-015.1-201X (DRAFT) has been posted to the NENA collaboration website and is available for Public Review and Comment. This document is intended to provide guidance on how to approach the end state security environment as documented in the i3 architecture documents.
Current NENA Development Group members with a login to NENA Workspace can submit comments by clicking here. Those without a login can click here. From there, select "add a comment" just above the title "Document Details." Please complete all requested data and "Save" OR if submitting multiple comments, select "Save and Add Another."
All comments are due by November 30, 2015.Contact the NENA Committee Resource Manager with any questions or concerns.
A new Class of Service Working Group has been organized to address changes that may be required within NENA documents to support emerging call types and the appropriate Class of Service (COS) values to identify them. The WG will begin, initially, on a review of COS within the context of E9-1-1 and recommend changes to impacted NENA documentation. Once complete with this initial process, the WG will then consider the importance of COS within the context of NG9-1-1 and recommend any changes to relevant NG9-1-1 documentation.
Click here to join this WG.
The NG9-1-1 Call Processing Metrics Working Group is creating a NENA standard that specifies NG9-1-1 processing metrics. These metrics are traditionally considered to be defined time spans between pairs of processing events that can be used in reporting and analysis. Examples would be the time between two steps in call processing, or the time between a database query and the received response.
Skills needed include:
- PSAP and dispatch operations management experience
- Familiarity with i3 architecture
- Experience designing Public Safety call handling technology
- Experience writing technical standards
Click here to join this WG.
EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION NEWS
NENA recently launched a FREE email news service called Public Safety SmartBrief. It provides a weekly summary of news, trends, and updates on public safety issues – not just 9-1-1 but also police, fire, and EMS. Knowledgeable editors handpick key articles from hundreds of publications, summarize them, and provide direct links to the original sources.
In other words, we do all the research, and you get the latest news in your inbox or on your handheld device absolutely free.
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