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Randall Larson

Randall D. Larson retired after 20 years in public safety communications, serving as a shift supervisor, trainer and field communications supervisor for the San Jose (California) Fire Department. Larson was also the editor of 9-1-1 Magazine from 1995 to 2009 and its online version from 2009 to 2018. He currently resides among the northern California Redwoods writing in a number of fields of interest.

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Agencies are (or should be) preparing for continued rolling blackouts meant to minimize the risk of electrical line-caused fires
Remote desktop units have enabled an ECC to maintain operations during large-scale emergencies even when employees are unable to report to the 911 center
NG911 technology will improve LE response to critical incidents such as active shooters, natural disasters and other potential mass casualty responses
The network separates public safety communications traffic from commercial traffic and supports functions like priority and preemption
The advent of cloud-based and Wi-Fi services means that radio fleet managers can now “push” changes in a relatively short time
As smartphone technology and other devices continue to connect the civilian world, emergency communications centers cannot afford to be left behind
The number 9-1-1 was chosen primarily because those three consecutive numbers were not in use within the U.S. phone systems as a prefix or area code
In its second year, California’s communications vehicle rally focuses on interoperability
Second annual communications vehicle rally in California highlights move toward more, smaller, more-capable rigs