Public Safety
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Skyfire & DroneSense Partner to Help Agencies Smoothly Integrate Drone First Responder (DFR) Programs
Skyfire Consulting (Skyfire) (skyfireconsulting.com), the most trusted and experienced public safety UAS consulting group, today announced it has officially partnered with DroneSense— maker of leading drone management and collaboration platform. This strategic partnership will allow both Skyfire and DroneSense to provide public safety agencies a complete Drone First Responder (DFR) package and help them smoothly navigate through the phases of starting…
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Toronto Fire Services Orders Two Fully Electric Vector™ Pumpers
Spartan Emergency Response, a subsidiary of REV Group, Inc., and leading manufacturer of fire apparatus, announces Toronto Fire Services has ordered two all-electric Vector™ fire trucks. When delivered, Toronto Fire Services will be one of the first fire departments in Canada to have fully electric, North American-style pumper trucks in their fleet. These fire apparatus were sold by authorized dealer Safetek Emergency Vehicles…
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NSW Telco Authority Extends its Investment in Emergency Management and Community Safety
NSW Telco Authority has awarded Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) a five-year contract extension to support and enhance the state’s Public Safety Network (PSN).The AUD $60 million (USD $41.9 million) contract, including estimates for future costs, will provide secure and reliable voice and data communication to keep first responders across the state connected at all times.NSW Telco Authority describes PSN as the most important critical communications network in New South…
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NGA delivers the 1st ever live Next Generation 9-1-1 Call in West Virginia
NGA 911, L.L.C. (NGA) a global leader in Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) solutions successfully delivered the first NG9-1-1 call in the State of West Virginia this week. Plagued by legacy 9-1-1 call failures, the realization of Next Generation 9-1-1 could not come soon enough. NGA, working closely with the Logan County Emergency Operations Center, deployed its end-to-end “carrier to PSAP” solution, including the Next Generation Core…
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Zenith AeroTech Delivers Two Tethered Aerial Vehicles to Federal Law Enforcement Agency
Zenith AeroTech, a leader in heavy-lift tethered aerial vehicles (TAVs), announced today that the company has completed delivery of two Quad 8 TAVs to a Federal law enforcement agency for use as a command overwatch solution during emergency response missions. “And unlike regular, untethered drones, our TAVs can stay in the air for days at time while carrying a variety…
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Public Safety Agencies Across North America Use APX NEXT Smart Radios for Enhanced Communication, Collaboration and Access to Critical Information
As the nature of public safety work and technology become more complex, there is a growing need for radios that provide both mission-critical voice communications, as well as advanced data-sharing capabilities. The Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) ruggedized series of APX® NEXT P25 two-way radios bring critical information to field response and simplify operation with enhanced interfaces.APX NEXT includes next-generation features, such as built-in…
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T-Mobile Teams with Homeland Security to Give First Responder Data Top Priority
Messaging all first responders! Today, T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced first responders’ data is top priority on the Un-carrier’s network automatically and for free when the agency is enrolled in Wireless Priority Service (WPS). T-Mobile is the first and only wireless provider to add data priority in collaboration with the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).…
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FirstNet, Built with AT&T is Connecting More First Responders Across Michigan
What’s the news? AT&T(link is external) is America’s public safety communications partner. In the nearly 5 years since we were selected by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) to build and operate FirstNet, we have moved quickly(link is external) to bring more coverage, boost capacity and drive new capabilities for Michigan first responders and the communities they serve – rural, urban and tribal.…
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FirstNet, Built with AT&T is Connecting More First Responders Across Texas
What’s the news? AT&T(link is external) is America’s public safety communications partner. In the nearly 5 years since we were selected by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) to build and operate FirstNet, we have moved quickly(link is external) to bring more coverage, boost capacity and drive new capabilities for Texas first responders and the communities they serve – rural and urban. Today,…
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9-1-1 Professionals to be Honored by Convenience Stores Across America on “24/7 Day,” July 24
On Sunday, July 24, at thousands of convenience store nationwide, uniformed or badged 9-1-1 professionals will be able to get a free coffee, fountain drink, or snack as a way of saying “thank you” for their invaluable and courageous public service. NENA: The 9-1-1 Association is partnering with the NACS Foundation and American Red Cross in the convenience and fuel…
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