1. Earn up to 12 CEUs
2. Learn about hot topics like cybersecurity, location accuracy and 9-1-1 apps
3. Hear Tech Talks - quick 20 minute presentations from industry experts
4. Test out the latest equipment at tabletop displays
5. Register for only $25 (members only)
Find out more about the Tech Forum here.
NJ.com
On the eve of a powerful nor'easter this week, U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone (D-6th Dist.) came to Woodbridge, N.J., to discuss the Securing Access to Networks in Disasters Act, designed to ensure cellular, television and 9-1-1 services continue to operate even when disasters hit. His district includes parts of the Jersey Shore and Middlesex County.
FierceWirelessTech
From Motorola Solutions to Intel, company executives have been busy perusing the hefty RFP that the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) released last week for the deployment of a dedicated broadband network for public safety.
Riverhead News-Review
Dispatcher Tanya Newman was honored this past weekend for keeping her composure during a call and successfully ushering a 14-year-old girl whose mother had just been shot by her live-in boyfriend away from danger.
ArkCity.net
Carl Fortner, the new director of emergency communications in Cowley County, Kan., has laid out some of his plans for the future of his department to improve the effectiveness of emergency response in the county.
YourHoustonNews.com
Enhanced, "Next Generation" technology is now at the fingertips of public servants who answer 9-1-1 calls in Friendswood, Tex. They are the first department in the Greater Harris County 9-1-1 area to switch to the advanced system.
