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NFPA 72 provides for wireless alarm options

The National Fire Protection Association recently approved wireless products for commercial sites as a way to alert emergency control centers of a fire on the premises under section 26.6.3.1 of NFPA 72.

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NIST helps industry move toward nationwide, electronic health records network

The set of 45 approved test procedures evaluate components of electronic health records such as their encryption, how they plot and display growth charts, and how they control access to information.

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PSCR conducts second round of fireground digital radio tests

Speech and noise from such environments will be tested in a manufacturer-independent manner using reference communication systems, which enable the testing of communications technology.

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EMS groups join push for D Block

Add the emergency medical service (EMS) community to first-responder groups asking Congress to reallocate the 700 MHz D Block to public safety for a proposed nationwide, wireless broadband network.

IAFC’s Johnson speaks on broadband plan

Chief Jeff Johnson, president and chairman of the International Association of Fire Chiefs board, discusses communications in the fire service, specifically the national broadband plan for public-safety communications.

Photo of Chief Charles Werner, Charlottesville, Va., Fire Department

Werner on reliable radio communications

Charles Werner discusses the reliability and challenges the fire service faces when it comes to radio communications.

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Digital-radio fireground tests delayed

New tests to assess digital-radio performance in fireground-noise environments have been delayed until the spring, according to an official participating in the process.

NIST tests firefighter tracking device

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology are studying a wireless, personnel alert safety system, or PASS, device at the request

Photo of Glendale (Ariz.) Fire Department Chief Mark Burdick

Continuity of operations for flu pandemics

Glendale (Ariz.) Fire Department Chief Mark Burdick shares the details of his department’s continuity of operations (COOP) plan.

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Briefs: ANSI approves APCO/NENA standard for TERT deployment

Also: Illinois dispatch implements APCO EMD; Canadian FD deploys FDM dispatch system; MiMOMax Wireless wins 2009 FCS Business Radio Innovation Award; and Sirit, Axiompass launch vehicle-monitoring technology in Mexico.

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NFPA 72 provides for wireless alarm options

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NIST helps industry move toward nationwide, electronic health records network

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PSCR conducts second round of fireground digital radio tests

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EMS groups join push for D Block

IAFC’s Johnson speaks on broadband plan

Werner on reliable radio communications

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Digital-radio fireground tests delayed

NIST tests firefighter tracking device

Continuity of operations for flu pandemics

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Briefs: ANSI approves APCO/NENA standard for TERT deployment

Commentary

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