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The new FCC rules will require phone and Internet companies to deploy NG911 core services networks within six to 12 months of getting a request from a local call center.
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As of Monday, vehicles were being turned around at the park’s only entry along the Parks Highway, park tour and transit buses were canceled, and public facilities including the visitor center were closed.
The police station and the new communications center cost more than $8 million total. The largest source of funding came from the Police Department's CARES Act funds, which provided $3.4 million for the construction of the new space.
Ransomware attacks threaten the data of millions of patients as well as the health of those patients if hospital systems are compromised and shut down.
In March 2020, a law was passed permitting education facilities to use these locking systems on doors, but it was not clear if the law applied to facilities whose primary purpose is child care.
Attendees of the event were able to put their training into practice, by learning how to deploy a fire shelter in case of entrapment — a life-threatening situation where emergency personnel cannot escape the fire.
The university’s police department is switching to a P25-compliant digital simulcast system after experiencing difficulties with coverage when communicating via the existing system with other local agencies.
An analysis showed 33 of Connecticut’s “critical infrastructure assets” would risk being flooded twice a year by 2050 and 15 would risk flooding every other week. The numbers rise to 127 and 98 by 2100.
The first five months of 2024 have been the warmest ever recorded in the United States and the trend is expected to continue all summer, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The vast majority of calls are about distress, not violent crime. Dispatching social workers and other professionals rather than law enforcement can improve outcomes in many cases.
The spending decisions came from Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has the final say on the state budget. The Legislature passed the budget in March. On June 12, DeSantis signed $116.5 billion in government spending into law.
The Modernizing Wildfire Safety and Prevention Act was introduced in a bipartisan effort and would help mitigate wildfires, use new technologies, solve the firefighter shortage and improve response times.
One way for Orangeburg, S.C., residents to stay informed is by signing up for the county's CodeRED alerts. After an individual signs up for CodeRED, they will be notified in the event of emergency situations or critical community alerts.
911 services were down across Massachusetts for two hours on Tuesday. The cause of the outage is still unknown.
As dangerous temperatures hit the northeast, Mayor Michelle Wu has declared a heat emergency for Boston. Officials across the region have ended the school year early and urged caution as the mercury rises.
As of Monday morning, the largest fire in the state was the Post Fire north of Los Angeles, which had burned 14,625 acres and was 8 percent contained. Evacuation orders had been issued for 1,200 people along I-5.
