Several people asked for copies of John's PowerPoint concerning ANGEN, the IP based 9-1-1 network that was demonstrated live at the meeting. The file is attached below and if you can not read an Office 2007 file free viewers are available.

Right click on the presentation and save it to your computer.

American Heart Association’s PSAP research survey strives to learn how PSAPs are handling pre-arrival instructions.
 
PSAPs in Alabama were recently sent an invitation to participate in a national survey, sponsored by the American Heart Association. This survey, which appears to be the first national survey of this type, is attempting to understand how America’s PSAPs are handing pre-arrival instructions (PAIs). This survey was initially conducted as a pilot project in 5 states. The pilot project revealed some interesting information. The following is a sample of what has been learned so far:

Please visit the photo gallery from the 2010 GTW trip.

Please complete this form and contact Roger Wilson if you have questions.

From Roger Wilson -

I have asked AAND and AL-NENA to post a form on their respective web sites. The form is to get current contact information about your District for the person that handles Operations and Financial. The reason I am asking for both is there are times when a request or communications to your District needs to go to either the person handling operations or financial and in several Districts that is two different people. This information will be shared with AAND, AL-NENA and the Alabama Wireless Board.

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"The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) today announced more than $40 million in grants to help 911 call centers across the country improve the ability to locate people calling from wireless and internet connected telephones."

Use the read more link to see the amounts awarded per state.

Alabama Next Generation Emergency Network

The Alabama Chapter of NENA (ALNENA) and the Alabama Association of Nine-One-One Districts (AAND) formed a joint Committee tasked with developing a state 9-1-1 plan and submitting a grant request to the DOT/DOC. The plan was drafted and approved and the grant request was submitted by the Alabama Department of Homeland Security since we do not have a state 9-1-1 agency.