Tag: 911
Flock Safety Announces Flock 911 for Aerodome
April 10, 2025SSN Staff
ATLANTA — Flock Safety has announced that Flock Aerodome Drone As First Responder (DFR) will now include Flock911 and its live access to 911 transcription and location data at no additional cost.
Together, Flock Aerodome and Flock911 allow DFR pilots to fly a drone to emergency scenes or crime incidents before the call is even completed.
Paired with Flock Aerodome DFR, a pilot could have a drone on-scene at an emergency before the dispatch operator even finishes entering the call into...
Updates coming to RapidSOS UNITE in early 2025
December 11, 2024SSN Staff
NEW YORK — RapidSOS has said that RapidSOS UNITE will bring enhancements in early 2025 to simplify workflows for 911 telecommunicators by further unifying emergency intelligence with RapidSOS HARMONY for one AI-powered, end-to-end platform.
RapidSOS cited a growing 911 staffing shortage as the impetus to improving the functionality of its platform.
“911 does incredible, heroic work every day despite increased call volumes, less staff, and disparate systems,” said Michael Martin,...
Eagle Eye 911 Camera Sharing offers 'eyes on scene’ to first responders
April 3, 2024Ken Showers, Managing Editor
AUSTIN, Texas—Eagle Eye Networks has launched Eagle Eye 911 Camera Sharing, a technology that gives Emergency Communication Centers instant access to security cameras during an emergency and delivers critical incident information to first responders, through a partnership with RapidSOS.
RapidSOS is an intelligent safety platform that directly and securely links life-saving data from more than 540 million connected devices, apps and sensors to more than 16,000 911 and field responder...
ADT partners with Uber for in-app safety features
August 30, 2022Ken Showers, Managing Editor
YARMOUTH, Maine – ADT Security Services has announced that it is partnering with mobility as-a-service provider Uber to offer in-app safety for riders and drivers across the United States.
In a statement provided on August 30 ADT discussed the integration of their mobile safety solutions into the Uber app that allows clients and customers to get live help via ADT professional monitoring agents by phone or text anywhere in the U.S.
“When a user requests a call or text exchange...
Next Generation 911: The bomb's still ticking
December 15, 2011Rich Miller
The U.S. House did the alarm industry no favors Tuesday night.
By passing H.R. 3630, “The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2011,” House members said yes to extending the Social Security payroll tax deduction and sent the contentious bill to the Senate. While you'd be hard-pressed to find a central operator who opposes tax relief or job creation, the bill is laden with a stealth bomb: Next Generation 911, which in its present form would allow emergency calls...