Mark Fletcher, vice president of public safety at 911inform, explains the advanced capabilities, implementation challenges and benefits of the Next Generation 911 system.
Cove, a Utah-based DIY security company offering premium home security, today announced a partnership with RapidSOS, an emergency response technology company, to send life-saving home security data directly to 911 centers to empower the fastest, most effective emergency response.
The Monitoring Association (TMA) has joined with APCO International, the world’s oldest and largest organization of public safety communications professionals, in calling upon security industry professionals to support the bipartisan, bicameral 9-1-1 SAVES Act, a zero-cost bill that would fix the federal classification by grouping Public Safety Telecommunicators with other "Protective" occupations.
In September 2015, Montgomery became the first county in Texas to adopt Rave Mobile Safety’s Rave 911 Suite, which provides additional data and communications tools to 911.
The Alarm Industry Communications Committee (AICC), Vienna, VA., has a major concern that the NG 9-1-1 section of H.R. 3630, the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011, as currently drafted could result in overwhelming the Public Service Answering Point (PSAP) with calls that do not require emergency services.
In the security industry you’ll see the occasional police report regarding a break-in or a 911 call, but you don’t often see a 911 call discussing a rampaging llama or kids not sharing the play ground equipment (Really? 911? Seriously?). In the business of security, the relationship between law enforcement and the security company is critical