Operations (4)

CASE STUDY: Supporting the National Capital Region's CAD2CAD Initiative

Background Real-time, effective, interoperable data-sharing is essential for supporting emergency response ...
July 19, 2019

The Three Components of an Effective Vendor Support Agreement

When it comes to public safety vendor management, times have changed—dramatically. A decade and a half ago, ...
April 18, 2019

Mission Critical Partners Helps Florida PSAP Take Steps to Resolve a 911 Staffing Crisis

CHALLENGE It has never been more challenging to be a public safety answering point (PSAP) official. Many are ...
January 16, 2019

MCP's Top Eight Public Safety Predictions for 2019

What trends are expected to disrupt the public safety sector in 2019? For 911 and emergency response ...
January 10, 2019

Pilot Project Offers Insight into Using Social Media Data for Emergency Response

In a recent post, MCP Insights chatted with Dr. Andrea Tapia, associate professor of information sciences and ...
December 12, 2018

[Interview] The Impact Social Media is Having on the Public Safety Community

As people change how they communicate, 911 must change too. Recently MCP Insights chatted with Dr. Andrea ...
November 21, 2018

Stop Thinking About 'Staffing 911.' Start Thinking About Workforce Optimization.

It has never been more challenging to be a PSAP official. Longer-term considerations include implementing ...
September 18, 2018

Trends in Computer Aided Dispatch Systems for 911 Centers

In emergency communications, the computer-aided dispatch system, or CAD, functions as the informational hub ...
August 30, 2018

How to Protect Your Siren System from Hackers

Emergency siren systems respond in various ways based on the type of activation tone that is transmitted. The ...
August 13, 2018

Integrating IPAWS Into Your Operations

The Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) is a powerful federal resource that can be used by ...
July 11, 2018

What is IPAWS?

The ability to broadcast emergency alerts to the public has been in place in one form or another for nearly ...
July 6, 2018

The Difference Between Change Management and Change Leadership In Public Safety Communications

Profound changes are coming to the public safety sector, particularly to 911 centers. Next Generation 911 ...
May 7, 2018