Public Safety
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Skyfire Partners with AeroVigilance to Provide World-Class Counter-UAS Services
Skyfire Consulting (Skyfire) (skyfireconsulting.com), the most trusted and experienced public safety UAS consulting group, today announced it has officially partnered with AeroVigilance— A leading counter uncrewed aircraft systems (Counter-UAS) consulting and training company, devoted to helping people and organizations understand the risks posed by uncrewed aircraft, and finding solutions to enhance airspace awareness and security measures. This newly formed partnership brings decades…
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Charlotte Fire Department Orders Fully Electric Vector™ Pumper for Its New All-Electric Fire House
Spartan Emergency Response, a subsidiary of REV Group, Inc., and leading manufacturer of fire apparatus, announces Charlotte Fire Department has ordered an all-electric Vector™ fire truck, expected to be the first of its kind operating in North Carolina and the Southeast. This all-electric fire truck will be housed in the city’s first all-electric fire house set to open in 2024. “Working with…
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Motorola Solutions Acquires Rave Mobile Safety, a Leader in Mass Notification and Incident Management
Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced it has acquired Rave Mobile Safety, a leader in mass notification and incident management that helps organizations and public safety agencies communicate and collaborate during emergencies. The company is based in Framingham, Massachusetts. State and local governments and enterprises, including hospitals, rely on Rave’s cloud-native, customizable platform to support emergency coordination. Users can effectively…
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Motorola Solutions APX NEXT XN Radio Meets the Most Stringent Standards for Use by the Fire Market
Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) announced today that the APX NEXT™ XN P25 smart radio and XVN500 remote speaker microphone (RSM) meet the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 1802 standard, the most stringent in the fire industry for use in hazard zones and conditions. The NFPA 1802 standard was developed to define a more durable portable radio and RSM to support resilient and reliable communications, even…
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Motorola Solutions Acquires Futurecom Systems Group, a Leading Provider of Radio Coverage Extension Solutions
Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced it has acquired Futurecom Systems Group, a leading provider of radio coverage extension solutions for public safety agencies, based in Ontario, Canada. Futurecom designs and manufactures in-vehicle, fixed and portable radio frequency (RF) repeaters and extenders exclusively for Motorola Solutions. These complementary products are critically important to public safety agencies, serving as vital communication…
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BRINC Ball Now Available To Enhance De-escalation Capabilities For Law Enforcement and First Responders
BRINC unveiled BRINC Ball, a first of its kind two-way communications device built to enhance de-escalation capabilities of First Responders. Coined the “next gen throw phone”, BRINC Ball is a critical tool for officers, search teams, and more to establish and maintain contact for peaceful resolutions. “When communication is maintained, lives are saved.”Tweet this Meet BRINC Ball – Next Gen…
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Motorola Solutions Unveils Mobile Field-Based Innovations at IACP 2022
Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) today announced new public safety technology advancements that support a mobile-first approach to preparing officers with the information they need to make the best and safest decisions. These include a first-of-its-kind public safety application for Apple CarPlay to transform field operations, as well as the integration of video footage from emergency response drones and robots into CommandCentral Aware.…
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Skyfire Response Network Launched to Give Public Safety Agencies Access to Certified Drone Pilots Across the U.S.A
Skyfire Consulting (Skyfire) (skyfireconsulting.com), the most trusted and experienced public safety UAS consulting group, today announced the launch of Skyfire Response Network— a collection of public safety-certified UAS pilots who can be deployed for remote pilot work, emergency response efforts, and training classes. The Skyfire Response Network is the next step towards building upon Skyfire’s industry leading Drone First Responder (DFR) platform…
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Teledyne FLIR debuts SIRAS Drone for Public Safety and Industrial Inspection
Teledyne FLIR, part of Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY), today launched SIRAS™,a professional drone that includes a quick-connect dual radiometric thermal and visible camera payload. Engineered for data security, performance, and affordability, SIRAS is optimized for industrial and utility inspection, public safety, firefighting, and search and rescue missions. “SIRAS is the only enterprise drone to currently incorporate the patented MSX® technology, which…
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Romania Equips its Prisons with Body-Worn Camera Technology from Motorola Solutions
The Romanian National Administration of Penitentiaries has signed a contract with Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) to deploy 2100 body-worn cameras to enhance safety and security in all prisons across the country. The new cameras will be used by prison staff during guarding activities and prisoner transport to help deter and deescalate confrontations and collect video footage in the event of conflicts or emergencies. “Body-worn…
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