$15.3m for new Tasmanian emergency dispatch system
16 June, 2015Tasmania to spend $15.3 million over the next two years to deliver an integrated emergency services computer aided dispatch (ESCAD) system.
Country Fire Service goes digital
09 June, 2015 by Jonathan NallySouth Australia's Country Fire Service has awarded a $7 million contract to upgrade all of its frontline radios to digital standard, featuring Tait Communications' mobile and portable units.
ACT to upgrade emergency services radio network
01 June, 2015The ACT Budget features $14.7 million to upgrade the Territory Radio Network repeater tower infrastructure as well as radio and terminal equipment.
WA govt issues reminder on locator beacons
22 May, 2015Police statistics show that too many Western Australian prospectors are still not carrying personal locator beacons, with none of the prospectors targeted in the nine WA land searches since January 2014 having them.
Simoco upgrades US emergency communication centre
14 May, 2015Simoco Group and North American partner Beltronics have teamed up to deliver a two-channel, three-site simulcast system for public safety services in several counties in Massachusetts, US.
Emergency comms equipment for Nepal
04 May, 2015Agencies and organisations have rushed satellite communications equipment to Nepal to assist emergency workers in their rescue and relief efforts following the devastating earthquake on 25 April.
Airborne relay for first responders
30 April, 2015Lockheed Martin has partnered with Project Lifesaver International and Loen Engineering to aid first responder agencies by combining the Indago small unmanned aerial system with an innovative lightweight antenna and receiver.
Alpine rescue boosted by repeater donation
29 April, 2015Simoco and Pacific Wireless Communications have teamed up to support alpineSAR's rescue efforts with the donation of a portable repeater.
WA installs emergency phone in national park
27 January, 2015A satellite telephone connected to the 000 emergency service has been installed in WA's Kalbarri National Park to improve response times for medical emergencies.
Repeaters deployed to beat Hawaiian lava flow
20 January, 2015Codan was asked to deliver repeater modules in record time to a customer in the heart of Hawaii's Kiauea volcano disaster to ensure the town didn't lose communications.
Repeaters deployed to beat Hawaiian lava flow
20 January, 2015Codan was asked to deliver repeater modules in record time to a customer in the heart of Hawaii's Kiauea volcano disaster to ensure the town didn't lose communications.
Rural radio - Victorian firefighters join the digital age
08 December, 2014 by Jonathan NallyFirefighters in country Victoria now have access to a digital radio system that puts them in direct communication with dispatch operators in Melbourne.
Icebound - how satcoms saved the day
01 December, 2014Satellite communications that provided voice, data and tracking were a crucial element in the rescue of passengers stranded aboard a Russian research ship in the Antarctic.
Australian emergency radio override tests lead to US military sales
07 October, 2014The north-east Victorian village of Eldorado has been the venue for a successful demonstration of radio override technology from Melbourne-based Emergency Warning Systems to the US Department of Defense.
Is this the world's craziest emergency dispatch system?
25 September, 2014Detroit's emergency services communications systems are so old and decrepit that front-line workers have taken to using bizarre workarounds to ensure dispatch messages are received.
