MCP Insights

Change for 911 is Inevitable, and That's a Good Thing

Change is an interesting concept, a philosophical tug of war if you will. It can be viewed as positive or ...
February 15, 2018

911’s History is Gratifying, but its Future is Thrilling

Considering that our planet is about 4.5 billion years old, a 50-year slice doesn’t seem all that ...
February 12, 2018

Apple Announces a Promising Step Toward Solving 911's Wireless Location Challenges

Sensational headlines criticizing the 911 industry’s inability to accurately and quickly locate emergency ...
January 26, 2018

Takeaways from the CES Show and Why it Matters for Public Safety Communications

The Consumer Technology Association’s International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) wrapped up earlier this ...
January 19, 2018

Shooting Death Underscores Urgent Need for Action on Swatting Incidents

Swatting, the practice of falsely reporting an emergency to elicit a response from a police department’s ...
January 8, 2018

A Look Back at 2017's Most Read Stories on MCP Insights

This past year, we launched an online repository of articles called MCP Insights. Our vision was to create a ...
December 21, 2017

Social Media and Emergency Response: The Challenge with Leveraging Social Media Data

In a previous post, we examined how social media had a profound effect on emergency response in the aftermath ...
December 6, 2017

Social Media and Emergency Management: A Powerful Combination

A network television show that debuted recently is centered on a crowd-sourcing platform that is used to ...
December 1, 2017

Data and How It Will Change the Public Safety Communications Landscape [WEBINAR]

Ready or not, data is taking over the world. So what does that mean for emergency communications? The way in ...
November 17, 2017

In-Building Public Safety Radio Coverage: Tips for Overcoming Limitations and Issues

When it comes to emergency response, having reliable public safety radio coverage is imperative to keeping ...
November 9, 2017

PEMA Builds New High-Tech EOC Under Budget with MCP’s Help

The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA), a statewide agency tasked with coordinating prevention, ...
November 3, 2017

When It Comes To FirstNet and NG911 Convergence is the Key To Success

“Let’s go invent tomorrow instead of worrying about what happened yesterday.” – Steve Jobs Our nation’s 911 ...
October 25, 2017