Issue Archive: May 2008
Cover Story
NENA Staff
2008 marks the 40th Anniversary of 9-1-1, and NENA wants you to be part of the celebration! Much has changed since that first call was placed on February 16, 1968, and our 27th NENA Annual 9-1-1 Conference and Trade Show will be a tribute to all we have accomplished since that day in Haleyville, AL, as well as a showcase for our vision of the future of emergency communications. Every year NENA works to bring industry professionals the best in education, inspiration and networking, and this year will be no exception when more than 2,000 of us come together from all corners of North America (and beyond!) in beautiful Tampa, FL.
Features
Dan Currie and Ralph Parker
The Government Emergency Telecommunications Service (GETS) and Wireless Priority Service (WPS) are priority telecommunications services specifically designed to overcome network congestion. GETS is a calling card service that provides priority for outbound calls when the telephone network is congested, while WPS is an add-on feature subscribed on a per-cell phone basis to provide priority for emergency calls made from cell phones.
Mark Holmes, GISP
With a shared network to tie multiple PSAPs, counties, regions or even states together, the potential exists to develop a regional integrated GIS base map and establish scheduled synchronizations to send updates from the local jurisdiction to a regional server being shared across jurisdictions.
Gil Armendariz
In order to intercommunicate during an incident, federal, state and local public safety agencies must plan, prepare, practice and perform.
Gilles Prefontaine
When evaluating opportunities to grow and become much more efficient, PSAPs should turn to automation more accurate information can be shared in a timely manner and will ultimately forge stronger progressive working relationships.
Olivier Paul-Morandini
In the context of emergencies and disasters, emergency telecommunications cover communications from citizens to authorities, between authorities, from authorities to citizens and between affected citizens. This article covers the existing situation in all the areas mentioned above from a citizen’s perspective and contains some proposals for action in view of ensuring further developments in this field. Part two deals with communications between authorities and from authorities to citizens and contains some proposals for action.
Moducom
Bradley County Communications Center's satisfaction with Moducom's Ultracom radio/dispatch console has now spanned 10 years and is still going strong.
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