by Rachel Meinke | Apr 17, 2014 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety
Emergency communications leaders from across the state gathered Tuesday, April 15th for their annual “9-1-1 Day at the State Capitol” event. Much of the discussion among the 9-1-1 leaders and with state legislators revolved around Senate Bill 1445. Senate Bill 1445...
by Rachel Meinke | Mar 31, 2014 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety
In 1991 a Congressional resolution designated the second full week in April each year as National Telecommunitor Week. Since this time, public safety agencies nationwide have recognized Telecommunicators, dispatchers, communication operators and radio control...
by Rachel Meinke | Mar 10, 2014 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety
Yesterday, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted a Policy Statement and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the provision of Text to 9-1-1 services and other next generation 9-1-1 applications. The Policy Statement builds upon the...
by Rachel Meinke | Aug 12, 2013 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety
In 2006 9-1-1 leaders in Central Oklahoma upgraded the region’s 9-1-1 systems so that calls from cell phone could be located using GPS technology. The upgrade and maintenance of this enhanced system is paid for by a voter approved 50-cent service fee paid monthly by...
by Rachel Meinke | Aug 2, 2013 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety
9-1-1 ACOG staff responded to the Moore Tornado Disaster to aid in the needs of the Moore Communications Center. On May 20th, staff contacted Tammy Koehn, Communications Supervisor and offered any assistance needed. It was still extremely chaotic within the...
by Rachel Meinke | Jan 31, 2013 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety, Transportation
COTIME, or the Central Oklahoma Traffic Incident Management Effort, was showcased in our nation’s capital January 14 at a national transportation conference. I was invited to speak at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington D.C. about the role...
