BRICS has been notified that Cincinnati Bell Telephone (CBT) will be working on fiber optic cables affecting the Trenton dispatch center (5COM) tonight. The work is scheduled to begin at 2200 hrs but it is unclear when the work might affect the particular strands of fiber serving the radio network.
The BRICS office will be closed for the holiday on several upcoming days. BRICS will continue to have on-call technicians during this time, and you will be able to reach them in the same way you would on any weekend or evening.
The 800MHz Advisory Board and the PSAP Committee meetings scheduled for November and December have been canceled due to holiday schedules. They will resume on their normal days in January.
The first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) will take place at 2:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) today, November 9th. APCO is cautioning its members that "PSAPs could experience an onslaught of calls.
The advisory board meeting that would normally be held today, October 27th, has been canceled.
The first nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) will take place at 2:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time) on November 9, 2011. The most important thing for dispatch centers and public safety agencies is to be aware of the test and