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IPMobileNet Business to be Acquired by RF Technology Pty Ltd and DX Radio

dforgash — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:16:07 +0000

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RF Technology and DX Radio

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NYC Dispatch Blamed in Fatal Fire

ppeluso0 — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:48:42 +0000

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FDNY firefighters are again raising concerns about the city's new 9/11 dispatch system after a father and his two sons were killed in a blaze in Brooklyn yesterday (Nov. 18), according to NY1.

Firefighters called to the blaze were sent to the wrong address, leading the Uniformed Firefighters Association to blast the new system.

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Fla. FFs Say Info System Has Gaps

cygnus — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:35:37 +0000

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ANNE LINDBERG, Times Staff WriterSt. Petersburg Times (Florida)

Pinellas fire chiefs and county officials created a cutting-edge computer system to deliver crucial information to firefighters on their way to battle blazes.

But five years later, the system is full of holes because some fire departments have failed to provide critical data, leaving firefighters to dash blindly into dangerous situations, according to a St. Petersburg Times review.

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FDNY FFs Say 911 System Is Flawed

cygnus — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 06:16:40 +0000

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Jason Fink, amNewYork, New YorkamNewYork

Nov. 12--A dispatcher error that sent two fire trucks to the wrong address during a fatal blaze in Woodside last week has exposed deep anger by some firefighters over the city's new 911 system.

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Helmet Cameras Put Under Microscope

ppeluso0 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:55:14 +0000

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Expert says departments need to gain control

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BY PAUL PELUSO

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Over the last few years, helmet cameras have been adopted by countless members of the fire service as a tool to capture their heroics on film, but not everyone is entertained.

More departments are banning the use of photography and video equipment while on duty, while others are making it clear that their policies forbidding the devices still stand.

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Typo Sends FDNY FFs to Wrong House

ppeluso0 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:52:03 +0000

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Firefighters sent to the wrong address as three men died in a blaze three blocks away.

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By GEORGETT ROBERTS, KIRSTEN FLEMING and ANGELA MONTEFINISE

Courtesy of The New York Post

NEW YORK -- A tragic typo sent Queens firefighters barreling to a wrong address yesterday (Nov. 7) as three men died at the actual blaze three blocks away.

While trapped residents tried to escape the illegally converted house on 65th Street in Woodside at 2:45 a.m., the closest fire companies were on a "wild goose chase" on 62nd Street. That was because a 911 operator mistakenly entered a "2" in place of a "5," the fire union charged.

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Ohio Counties Start Phone System

cygnus — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:19:19 +0000

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Emergency Alert Phone System Can Warn Hundreds At Once

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A new automated phone system will soon warn hundreds of people of emergencies, water boil orders and other important information.

The City Watch program will be used in Brooke, Hancock, Ohio and Marshall counties.

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New Technology Presented at Expo

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:12:03 +0000

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Ed Ballam

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It's pretty well known that people in the emergency services like stuff -- especially new stuff. And, it looks like there's some cool new stuff in the pipeline for gadget folks.

What would you think about a handheld device that can help make triage decisions from 40 feet with the scan of a laser that can measure respirations and pulse? Or, how about a firefighter-locator that can help pinpoint responders in three-dimensions?

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Fla. Responders Lose Radio Comm.

cygnus — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 04:13:27 +0000

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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. --

First-responders in Palm Beach County lost all radio communication Thursday night.

Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, Palm Beach County Fire-Rescue, West Palm Beach Police Department and other local agencies were all without communication.

Dispatchers use radio frequencies to send first-responders to emergencies.

The system broke down just before 9 p.m. and was completely silent for more than 45 minutes.

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Pa. Commissioners OK $1M Towers to Improve Radio/Paging

cygnus — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:53:19 +0000

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The York Dispatch, Pa.

Sep. 30--York County is planning to install two new communication towers to improve the reliability of the county's new 911 radio and paging network in southwestern York County.

The county commissioners on Wednesday unanimously approved moving ahead with the two new towers after hearing complaints from emergency responders in southwestern York County last week who were unhappy with the new network's performance.

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