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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2018

Google and RapidSOS Now Provide Emergency Location for 911 Calls Nationwide

RapidSOS is partnering with Google to deliver life-saving 911 caller location information to public safety agencies nationwide. With the U.S. activation of Android Emergency Location Service (ELS), emergency communications centers using the free RapidSOS Next Generation 911 (NG911) Clearinghouse will now receive faster and more accurate caller location for 911 calls from Android devices.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 2, 2018

Montgomery County Enhances 911 Communications With AT&T

Montgomery County is enhancing its 911 communications with AT&T ESInet. The county recently joined others in the National Capital Region and selected the service from AT&T. The solution gives 911 call takers enhanced tools to speed their responsiveness and boost reliability to those in emergencies.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 17, 2018

Colorado Dispatcher Reunited with Officer She Helped After Traffic Crash

Police said Erica Limon — a Denver 911 Communications Center dispatcher and certified EMT — was on her way home after picking up her kids from school when she saw debris flying from a crash. She stopped, told her kids to stay in the car, and ran to the scene. There, she found Lakewood Police Officer Mark O’Donnell — who had been on duty, riding his LPD motorcycle — lying on the ground, moving and breathing, but seriously injured.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2018

AT&T and RapidDeploy Team Up to Advance Emergency Response Capabilities

AT&T and RapidDeploy formed a new relationship that enables AT&T to provide Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) access to RapidDeploy's cloud-based Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) platform.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 27, 2018

Nuance Teams Up with CAD/RMS Provider Nexgen

This partnership is designed to meet public safety's needs by combining Nuance's powerful Dragon Law Enforcement speech recognition technology with Nexgen's robust set of software system offerings – with both partners bringing decades of experience in their sectors to bear.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 27, 2018

Winbourne Consulting Partners with Carbyne Next-Gen 911 Platform

As part of the partnership, Winbourne will utilize Carbyne's cutting-edge technology and help to ensure seamless integration and operation of these solutions into existing public safety and emergency response infrastructure.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 21, 2018

GL Enhances MAPS SIP to Support Instant Messaging for Next Generation 911

GL Communications Inc., a global leader in telecom test and measurement solutions, has introduced its enhanced SIP Protocol Emulator referred to as MAPS SIP Protocol Emulator to help users generate and receive SIP. The MSRP Protocol Emulation for Session Based Instant Messaging implementation is available in MAPS SIP software version 8.4.20. Public safety communication service providers can deploy this test tool for testing NG9-1-1 emergency services and components within the ESInet.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 14, 2018

California Deputy Shot by Suspect Mistakenly Reported as Having BB Gun

A Sonoma County, CA, Sheriff's deputy was shot Sunday morning after responding to a call from a gas station manager about his employee being armed with a BB gun and acting erratically. But it turned out that the gun was a 9mm firearm.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2018

Suspects Illegally Using Pennsylvania 911 Frequencies, Officials Say

"Unauthorized individuals have used Cambria County radio frequency to transmit false information to authorities while posing as police officers and corrections officers," District Attorney Kelly Callihan said in a statement.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2018

Video: 2 Texas Officers Injured Responding to 911 Call, Suspect Dead

One police officer was shot and a second was hurt while running for safety after a gunman fired at them from inside a southeast Austin, TX, home Sunday night. The SWAT team then reportedly fatally shot the suspected shooter as he tried to run away from the home with a woman.

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