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Mission Critical Partners to Announce New MAPS Assessment Program at NENA

Public Safety Consulting and IT Services Leader to Continue 10^th Anniversary Celebration at Expo Booth

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (June 11, 2019)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a public safety consulting and information technology (IT) support services firm, is traveling to Orlando for the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) Conference & Expo 2019 at the Gaylord Palms Resort from June 14-19.

MCP in the News: The Process of Overhauling Dispatch and Radio Systems, Law Enforcement Technology

Read Law Enforcement Technology's June/July 2019 issue, where MCP experts, Brian Melcer, program manager, and Chris Kelly, vice president and director of wireless services, take part in a discussion on the daunting task of overhauling a public safety technology system.

MCP In the News: Nebraska's Long Haul to Implement Next-Generation 911

Read Government Technology's article that discusses how the Nebraska Public Service Commission and Mission Critical Partners are addressing key obstacles to the rollout of statewide next-generation 911.

MCP to Help Design Massachusetts Statewide Public Safety Radio Network

New digital system will boost capacity and coverage for mission-critical communications

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (May 28, 2019)—The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has selected Mission Critical Partners (MCP) to help finalize the design for a Project 25 (P25)-compliant, statewide, digital radio network that will maximize coverage and capacity for emergency response efforts.

Mission Critical Partners Announces New Leadership Appointments

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (May 1, 2019)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a public safety consulting and information technology (IT) support services firm, today announced two new appointments to its senior leadership team. Darrin Reilly was named chief operating officer (COO); he is based in MCP’s Southlake, Texas, office, and will report to Kevin Murray, chairman and chief executive officer. Succeeding Reilly will be Jason Scharfspitz, who was named senior vice president of corporate development and product management. Scharfspitz will report to Reilly.

Southern Alleghenies 911 Cooperative Enhances Intercounty Connections to Improve Service and Reduce Costs

STATE COLLEGE, Pa., April 22, 2019—The Southern Alleghenies 911 Cooperative announced today the official kick-off of an initiative to interconnect all member counties via a fiber-optic network provided by Zito Media, Inc. of Coudersport, Pa. Mission Critical Partners, a public safety communications consulting and information technology (IT) support firm based in State College, Pa., is providing subject-matter expertise to support the initiative.

Pennsylvania Counties Implement Award-Winning Regional CAD System to Support Emergency Response

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (April 9, 2019)—A regional computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system implemented by four counties in western Pennsylvania and supported by Mission Critical Partners (MCP) recently received one of the prestigious 2019 Governor’s Awards for Local Government Excellence in the category of information technology.

Mission Critical Partners to Help Nebraska Modernize 911 Infrastructure

NEBRASKA PUBLIC SAFETY COMMISSION SELECTS MCP TO LEAD IMPLEMENTATION OF STATEWIDE NEXT GENERATION 911 SYSTEM

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (March 12, 2019)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a leading provider of independent professional, information technology (IT) and network support services for mission-critical infrastructure, was selected by the Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) to support its implementation of a statewide Next Generation 911 (NG911) system.

MCP Announces December Panel Discussion on “Social Media and Emergency Management and Response: Takeaways from the Charleston County 9-1-1 Pilot Program”

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (December 11, 2018) — Mission Critical Partners (MCP) is pleased to announce our December live webinar where we will discuss the findings and results from a pilot project completed in September that tested the use of social media data in emergency management and response.

Mission Critical Partners to Support the State of New Jersey in Preparation for the Deployment of FirstNet

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (November 27, 2018)—Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a leading public safety consulting and lifecycle management services firm, today announced that they will partner with the state of New Jersey and its Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness (NJOHSP), through the Interoperable Communications Bureau (ICB), to support their efforts with deployment of the nationwide public safety broadband network being developed by the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet).

Mission Critical Partners Announces Acquisition of Athena Advanced Networks, Enhancing IT Services Offering

STATE COLLEGE, PA (November 8, 2018) — Today, Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a leading public safety consulting and lifecycle management services firm, announced the completion of its acquisition of Athena Advanced Networks (Athena).

Pilot Project Tests Prototype Social Media Tool to Improve Emergency Response Outcomes

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (October 26, 2018)—Charleston County Consolidated 911 Center, Mission Critical Partners (MCP), RapidSOS and RapidDeploy today announced the results from a pilot project completed in September that tested the use of social media data in emergency response.