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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 15, 2011

Alabama County's Dispatchers Get New PlantCML Call Processing System

The center is currently equipped with 10 call taking positions to field emergency and administrative calls, as well as to dispatch calls to first responders at the Decatur Police Department, Decatur Fire and Rescue, the Morgan County Rescue Squad, Trinity Police Department, Priceville Police Department, Decatur EMS and 22 volunteer fire departments.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 24, 2011

Raytheon To Open Public Safety Regional Technology Center

For the RTC, Raytheon is creating a research capability tailored to public safety needs and is forming a consortium of communications experts from across academia, industry and the public safety community.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 22, 2011

Sheriff's First Responders Credit TEMS Training In Tucson Shooting

The sheriff's SWAT team medic David Kleinman developed the field-trauma training about three years ago and Capt. Byron Gwaltney, the Giffords shooting incident commander, expanded the training, named the First Five Minutes, to include all deputies six months ago.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2011

Obama Signs 9/11 Health Bill

Obama took time out of his Hawaiian vacation on Sunday to sign the law that provides $4.3 billion in health benefits to the first responders, including NYPD officers, of the 9/11 attacks.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 23, 2010

First Responders Cheer Passage of 9/11 Health Bill

New York police and fire responders who developed health ailments as a result of their exposure to the toxic fumes, dust and smoke of ground zero lauded the passage of the 9/11 health bill once named for an NYPD detective.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 15, 2010

Harris Corp. To Modernize California County's Public Safety Communications System

The Harris P25IP (Project 25 to the power of IP) VHF system will provide reliable coverage for first responders and public service agencies throughout the coastal county of 425,000 residents that spans more than 3,300 square miles.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2010

9/11 Health Bill Backers Unveil NYC Badge Display

Supporters of a health-care bill to aid first-responders unveiled a public display on Capitol Hill of the badges of 29 first-responders who have died as a result of inhalation-related illnesses.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 10, 2010

Cisco 5940 Rugged Routers Mount In First-Responder Vehicles

The Cisco 5940 ESR establishes a scalable mobile network in first-responder vehicles. The network extends organizational resources with a high degree of security to employees in the field within the public safety markets.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 20, 2010

BlackHawk Offers Fire and Rescue Axes

BlackHawk offers Dynamic Entry 9-11 Series Rescue Axes, the Super Pulaski Tool and the Single Bit Axe for fire and rescue personnel in demanding situations.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyOctober 5, 2010

Wearing a High-Visibility Vest May Save Your Life

I know what it's like to have to get out and work a traffic accident; it only takes a few seconds to don this vest. There are still some officers who resist wearing the vest and try to trump up the circumstances to exempt themselves. You're only endangering yourself by doing this.

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