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The Telematics Best Practices standard is intended to provide clear guidelines for PSAP personnel in the handling of vehicle telematics and Advanced Automatic Crash Notification (AACN) calls from TSPs and updates the information the telematics operator is expected to provide.
Information Technology Laboratory
A new draft report by an interagency working group lays out objectives and recommendations for enhancing the U.S. government's coordination and participation in the development and use of international standards for cybersecurity.
KPAX - Missoula
It was a hectic Monday night for law enforcement as 911 dispatchers in Missoula, Montana, handled hundreds of calls in the span of a few hours. Nine dispatchers fielded an estimated 800 calls about downed trees, power lines, power outages and other emergencies.
WSB-TV
A shortage of 911 operators has a DeKalb County commissioner concerned after the county recently posted that it was looking for more than two dozen new operators.
Apps are already being used by first responders for unit dispatch notifications, first aid instructions and an ever-increasing list of capabilities. APCO's recent workshop in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Commerce and Public Safety Communications Research Program (PSCR) addressed data security issues for apps designed to serve public safety.
