World Trade Center response reveals multiple FDNY problems 4th August 2002 A soon-to-be-released consultant report peels the scab from the Fire Department of New York’s wounds to reveal its problems with radio communications,
ARES teams on alert as West Coast wildfires threaten 4th August 2002 West Coast Amateur Radio Emergency Service teams were on alert at week’s end to provide emergency communication as the Florence and Sour Biscuit wildfires
Emergency agencies going digital 2nd August 2002 Wed, Jul 31, 2002 Thursday will be a very quiet day for people who like to follow local police action by tuning into personal radio scanners. That is,
The interoperability quandary 1st August 2002 A category 5 hurricane slams into the South Carolina coast, flooding coastal roadways, destroying houses and knocking down powerlines. A freight train
Interoperability makes strange bedfellows 1st August 2002 A pilot program for mobile communications interoperability at the Denver Police Department includes 600 Nextel phones. Why strange bedfellows? Denver’s
Communication breakdown 1st August 2002 June 29, 2002 Essex County’s emergency radio system needs replacing, officials say Essex County (N.Y.) has an antiquated emergency communications system
Grand Traverse County delays 911 hike proposal 24th July 2002 July 23, 2002 It will cost county more than $50,000 to conduct special election TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — With the Nov. 5 election ballot already filling
$32 million emergency radio system on horizon 22nd July 2002 Friday, July 19, 2002 Contract is signed on plan to link fire, police countywide By Mike Martindale / The Detroit News PONTIAC, Mich. — A $32 million
Dispatchers’ ‘dead zones’ addressed; variance approved for 2 radio towers 14th July 2002 Lake County (Fla.) Fire Rescue and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office are one step closer to a compatible radio system for dispatch communications after
Doctor cites EMS experience at Columbine in need for common radio frequencies 12th July 2002 Speaking about the shootings that took place on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School in Jefferson County, Colo., near the city of Littleton, Christopher
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