A Coronavirus Update from Mission Critical Partners

To our clients, partners and friends:

Mission Critical Partners (MCP) is closely monitoring the development of the COVID-19 outbreak. Our hearts go out to anyone in the community who may be affected. The welfare of our professionals, our clients and the communities in which we work is of utmost importance to us.

MCP in the News: Local Governments, Google Band Together to Fix 311

An article recently posted by Government Technology,  discusses how a group of local governments and search engine giant Google have partnered up to create National 311 Day.

MCP in the News: CEO Kevin Murray Discusses Acquisitions, Vision with Urgent Communications

Last week, MCP Chairman and CEO Kevin Murray, talks about the MCP's three acquisitions during the past 18 months, as well as how the additional expertise is designed to better position MCP to help advise 911 centers making the transition from voice-only operations to workflows that also integrates multimedia, including data and video.

MCP to Support State of Arizona in Effort to Advance Emergency Response

Phoenix, A.Z., (February 6, 2020)—The State of Arizona Department of Administration (ADOA) has selected Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a leading public safety consulting and information technology (IT) support services firm, to assist with the procurement of an Emergency Services Internet Protocol Network (ESInet) and Next Generation Core Services (NGCS), part of the ADOA’s ongoing efforts to enhance emergency response for its citizens by modernizing its 9-1-1 infrastructure.

MCP In the News: University Police Continue to Upgrade Campus Cameras

Mission Critical Partners is supporting an emergency response initiative at California State University - Fullerton, in Fullerton, Calif., analyzing on-campus cameras and their effectiveness. The goal of the project is to look at areas on campus with the greatest need and provide guidance for security updates, said Mike Miller, MCP business development manager and a CSUF alumnus.

Mission Critical Partners Announces Acquisition of URL Integration, Expanding its Data-Integration Capabilities

Mission Critical Partners Announces Acquisition of URL Integration, Expanding its Data-Integration Capabilities

STATE COLLEGE, PA (January 15, 2020) — Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a leading public safety consulting and information technology (IT) support services firm, today announced the acquisition of URL Integration, an IT consulting company specializing in the planning and implementation of complex data-exchange points for the criminal justice and public safety sectors.

Mission Critical Partners Acquires Black & Veatch’s Public Safety Consulting Business

Addition strengthens MCP’s capabilities to modernize critical infrastructure networks through increased IT support services and wireless communications systems

STATE COLLEGE, PA (January 7, 2020) — Mission Critical Partners (MCP), a leading public safety consulting and information technology (IT) support services firm, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Black & Veatch’s Public Safety (BVPS) consulting division. With BVPS—a unit of Black & Veatch’s Connected Communities business—MCP strengthens its capabilities to design and deploy reliable, advanced radio and wireless broadband systems targeting the public safety sector.

MCP In the News: MCP Featured as One of Pennsylvania Startup Winners

Mission Critical Partners' was recently featured as one of Pennsylvania's startup winners in Keystone Edge magazine. The following is a excerpt from the article by writer Elise Vider:

MCP In the News: Study Proposes Organizational Changes for Volunteer, Career First Responders

MCP recently completed a project in Charles County, MD on the county's fire and emergency medical services that makes a number of recommendations to help the county reduce emergency response decision-making time and improve operational standards. MCP completed the first comprehensive review of the state of the county's fire and EMS capabilities in 15 years.

MCP In the News: Three-Digit Suicide Prevention 'Lifeline' Would Benefit Public-Safety Communications

MCP's Glenn Bischoff recently contributed an article on the FCC's proposal to create a three-digit number—988—for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. This proposed three-digit number could improve call volumes in the nation's already overburdened 911 centers and help improve emergency response. 

MCP in the News: Darrin Reilly, Featured in HxGN Podcast on Data and Public Safety

MCP's Chief Operating Officer, Darrin Reilly, was recently featured in a Hexagon Radio's podcast discussing the transformation taking place in mission-critical communities. Forcing that transformation is the increase multimedia data flows that can play a role helping to improve emergency response outcomes. Emergency Services Internet Protocol Networks (ESInets), are providing public safety agencies with a medium to send and receive data-rich multimedia, including images, text, video and data from other sensors.

MCP in the News: Marion-Ocala Communication Centers Need Communication

In September, MCP's Bonnie Maney presented the findings of an assessment of Ocala and Marion County's public safety communications. The results of the assessment identified three "priority one" recommendations for the County Commission to consider along withy additional recommendations to help the city and county overcome some of their most pressing public safety communications issues. Click here to read more about the assessment results and the next steps the city and county need to take in order to implement these recommendations.