Local
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The Newark, N.J., Police Department has purchased the 240-channel NiceLog system, from Nice Systems, Ra’anana, Israel. The system provides fully redundant recording of all phone and radio communications, offering the Department data protection and enhanced reliability.
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The city of Skagway, Alaska, has chosen card printers and identification badges from Zebra Card Printer Solutions, Camarillo, Calif. City officials use the printer to create identification cards for police officers, fire department personnel and other city employees.
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The Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, in partnership with the University of Mississippi, has awarded a contract to Global Security Systems, Diamondhead, Miss., to create and build a statewide emergency alert network. The system will allow text messages to be sent via FM radio signals (through Mississippi Public Broadcasting and other private FM broadcast transmission networks) to emergency responders in crisis situations.
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The Monroe County Volunteer Fire Police Association in Upstate New York has chosen AeroLight wearable self-illuminating gear from SculpTek Corp., Rochester, N.Y. The safety gear ranges from belts to sashes and is worn over uniforms and helmets, making emergency responders more visible at the scene of an emergency or to drivers on the road.
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The Houston-Galveston Area Council has awarded a contract to Communications-Applied Technology, Reston, Va., for the “Incident Commanders’ Radio Interface” (ICRI), a device that allows fire, police and other first-responders to talk with each other despite using incompatible communications equipment.