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The federal government has agreed to establish a public safety broadband network for emergency first responders and provide funding for next-generation 911 technologies.
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A Seattle man called 911, after a police officer pulled him over, claiming the officer acted unprofessionally. The subject's attorney is calling for the police chief to resign.
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A Seattle man called 911 to tell dispatchers a traffic stop was spinning out of control after claiming he was the victim of an "illegal stop by an officer."
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Verizon has joined the Industry Council for Emergency Response Technologies (iCERT), which represents vendors in the emergency communications field. The council speaks on behalf of companies who would be affected by public policy issues impacting 911 and the emergency response system.
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Next-generation 911 (NG 911) is a term that refers to the transition in public safety to broadband technology and multimedia-enabled operations that will enhance 911 capabilities for call centers and first responders. NG 911 relies on the implementation of an Emergency Services IP Network (ESInet) that lets a person send video, voice and text "calls" to a call center during an emergency.
Read More →Los Angeles Police detectives now believe the Grim Sleeper serial killer called 911 after killing one of his victims, leaving a voice recording that ultimately helped connect him to the murder.
Read More →Verint's Audiolog for Public Safety is designed to help today's agencies reduce liability and risk, and comply with industry standards and regulations, including those associated with next-generation 911 (NG 911). It provides advanced call recording and the ability to instantly recall incident-based recordings to support investigations with increased access to key information.
Read More →Addressing the nation's leading public safety communications officials, the FCC's chairman said the commission's top three next-generation 911 priorities for public safety include location accuracy, establishment of a governance framework, and funding.
Read More →Richard Poplawski admitted in phone calls to a friend and 911 dispatchers he was killing police officers at his home, witnesses testified Tuesday in his capital murder trial.
Read More →Responding deputies from the Johnson County (Kan.) Sheriff's Office actively investigated a 911 accident call for two hours that turned out to be a prank call, according to the agency.
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