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Environment
fromSecuritymagazine
6 days ago

5 Steps for Law Enforcement: Prepare for Hurricane Season with New Technology

Law enforcement must proactively prepare for hurricane disruptions by upgrading communication and safety technology, creating redundant communication systems, and deploying mobile equipment.
US news
fromAxios
1 week ago

Baltimore bridge collapse "preventable," NTSB official says

Preventable electrical failure and inadequate emergency communications led to the Key Bridge collapse and multiple deaths; workers were not notified in time to evacuate.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

LAPD report says confusion, miscommunication hampered Palisades fire response

The Los Angeles Police Department has released a report that identifies several shortcomings in its response to the devastating Palisades fire, including communication breakdowns, inconsistent record-keeping and poor coordination at times with other agencies - most notably the city's Fire Department. The after-action report called the January blaze a "once in a lifetime cataclysmic event" and praised the heroic actions of many officers, but said the LAPD's missteps presented a "valuable learning opportunity" with more climate-related disasters likely looming in the future.
Los Angeles
Gadgets
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

WBA enhances emergency services Wi-Fi comms in challenging environments | Computer Weekly

Wi‑Fi can provide mission‑critical emergency calling and priority communications, improving availability, reliability, and performance in indoor, dense public, and disaster environments.
US news
fromAustin Monitor
1 month ago

Travis County emergency communications pilot yields promising results - Austin Monitor

Trust in local, familiar messengers is essential for emergency communication; without trusted messengers, warnings may be ignored and communities rely on neighbors.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

L.A. County outlines multiple breakdowns that prevented timely evacuations during deadly Eaton fire

Poor communications, understaffing, inadequate planning, and chaotic procedures delayed evacuation orders in west Altadena during the Eaton Fire, contributing to civilian deaths.
US news
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Secret Service dismantles telecom threat around U.N. capable of crippling cell service in NYC

A concealed network of 300+ SIM servers with over 100,000 SIM cards near the U.N. could have disabled cellular service and disrupted emergency communications.
San Francisco
fromABC7 San Francisco
2 months ago

Nixle alert for BART systemwide outage came 2 hours later. Here's why

A two-hour delay in a Nixle alert during a systemwide BART outage resulted from partner agencies' slow email responses and prescribed email-only notification procedures.
Privacy professionals
fromBoston.com
3 months ago

Emergency communications on South Shore targeted by cyber attack

The South Shore Regional Emergency Communications Center was targeted in a cyber attack, rendering its dispatch software unusable but not disrupting 911 services.
NYC politics
fromBrooklyn Eagle
5 months ago

State's Next Generation 911 system is far behind schedule, but NYC's upgrades are nearly complete: DiNapoli

New York's NG911 upgrade is severely delayed, with NYC far ahead in transition progress.
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