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Radio has been used to communicate with first responders in one form or another since the 1930s. Initially these communications were one way — telecommunicator to car — using broadcast AM band radio transmitters. In most cases, officers in the field would telephone into dispatch in response to a call for service or to summon additional resources.
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NBC 15 News
Geofencing technology will allow emergency calls from the festival to go directly to public safety telecommunicators who are focused on the event, thus speeding response time.
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HeraldNet
Locate Before Route technology routes cellphone callers in Snohomish County, Washington, to the correct call center.
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Rome News-Tribune
Tim Prather gave CPR to the man and revived him after he stopped breathing.
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The Communications Training Officer (CTO 6) update course is available to students and instructors certified in the CTO 5th Edition course. The updated courses are offered at no cost through December 31 to meet recertification requirements. Two versions of the updated course are available: CTO 6th Edition and CTO 6th Edition Instructor.
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 Elizabeth Ulmer is the senior public safety dispatcher for the Lincoln Emergency Communications Center. She works in all four areas of the center: call taking, law enforcement dispatch, fire dispatch and NCIC/warrants. Elizabeth also trains new employees in all of these areas. Fellow members of her center describe Elizabeth as exemplifying “excellence and self-initiative in the workplace.”
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 Scott Wright has been involved with land mobile radio communications for over forty years. He is currently the senior telecommunications engineer II for the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection, Division of Statewide Emergency Telecommunications. Scott's primary responsibility is the state’s land mobile radio systems. He also serves as the Connecticut deputy statewide interoperability coordinator and the technical committee chair, among other commitments.
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WRAL.com
Durham Technical Community College's 9-1-1 academy will begin training dozens of people, which Durham city officials hope can help fill more than 22 positions needed in the Durham 9-1-1 Center.
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Community Impact Newspaper
Starting salaries now range from $52,208-$73,091, among the highest in North Texas, according to Grapevine police officials.
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Canon City Daily Record
Telecommunicators Kristi DeGarmo and Andrew Sanville were recognized for quickly instructing callers in CPR until EMS units arrived.
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Local News.com
Commissioners are reacting to more than 80 open positions resulting in incidences such as a man unable to reach 9-1-1 as his home burned down.
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