The eCall system is estimated to be able to dramatically speed up response times ...
Phys.org NEW YORK — In the first chaotic moments after suspicion of a bomb threat, first responders have a myriad of questions, assessments, and decisions to make, all at ...
EmergencyMgmt.com CARSON CITY, Nev. — An interactive online registry is giving emergency responders a closer look at the status and availability of life-saving medical ...
NJtoday.net UNION COUNTY, N.J. — The Union County Communications Center has begun providing emergency dispatch services for more municipalities, under a shared services ...
By Benjamin Lanka The Journal Gazette FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Fort Wayne City Council supported paying nearly $10 million for a new emergency radio system despite not knowing ...
WarwickDailyNews.com.au QUEENSLAND, Australia — Paramedics across the Southern Downs could soon be saving patients' lives with the added help of their trusty iPhone. The ...
UticaOD.com ALBANY, N.Y. — A new program being promoted by the New York State Sheriffs' Association could help emergency responders provide better medical care ...
By Chase Purdy The Roanake Times ROANOKE, VA — Her words tumble from fire station loudspeakers in robotic blocks, ubiquitous enunciations that send fire crews and ambulances ...
Fox 4 Kansas City News LOS ANGELES — In a medical emergency the first minutes of response time can be crucial. Much of that time is spent on the way to hospitals, and ...
Tendersinfo News BALTIMORE, Md. — From the Inner Harbor in Baltimore, Gov. Martin O'Malley made the first call on the Maryland First Responders Interoperable Radio System ...
Crash did not affect response times, and was attributed to "routine maintenance" ...
By EMS1 Staff KALAMAZOO, Mich. — EMS agencies in Mich. are using software that allows them to predict calls and better respond. Life EMS Ambulance has been using Predictive ...
By Aly Van Dyke Topeka Capital-Journal TOPEKA, Kan. — Shawnee County could get a new 911 emergency radio system that allows responders to switch between encrypted and public ...
By EMS1 Staff WASHINGTON — Verizon announced Tuesday that it is working on a 911 texting service that will enable those who are unable to make voice calls to reach out for ...
The Associated Press NEW YORK — The city's overhauled 911 system is beset by delays and errors that could leave callers without help for crucial seconds in an emergency, ...
By Lucas Sullivan The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS, Ohio — A group of Ohio University students who develop video games has produced a federally funded computer program to help ...
By Rick Markley EMS1 Staff On Feb 22, President Obama signed into law the payroll tax cut extension bill that included reallocating the 700 MHz D Block spectrum. The reallocation ...
Mapping almost 6,000 miles of public streets and 482,000 structures with addresses won't be easy for authorities ...
By Aly Van Dyke The Topeka Capital-Journal TOPEKA, Kan. — After more than a year of research, the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Management Board has a ...
Naples Daily News NAPLES, Fla. — The 911 call that saved Donald Evans' life in November 2010 almost didn't. Dialed from a cell phone in the Aqualane Shores ...
