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Storms to Super Bowls, Mutualink Has Comms Covered
10/22/2018 Valerie Amato, EMT When a mass casualty incident (MCI) occurs and requires mutual aid, efficient interagency communication is crucial to ensure operations go smoothly. Unfortunately, this is not always the case. Differing radio systems from multiple jurisdictions can cause a frenzy of communications between first responders via multiple radios and cell phones. This disorganization can make an already-complicated incident messier and harder to manage. To help allay the stress associated with this issue, Mutualink,...
Active Shooters in Schools
Mitigating Active Shooters in Schools The goal of schools and education, in general, is to foster an environment that promotes learning and development for students. Not only is the safety of the children the highest priority for our society, but establishing a community in which children feel safe is the predicate for them to reach their maximum potential when involving their studies. This assertion is supported by data from a 2015 LSU study suggesting that...
Parkland Shooting Prompts School Deployment
Mutualink Announces Deployment in Lake County Schools in the Wake of Parkland Shooting Decision Based on Best Practices in School Safety August 06, 2018 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time WALLINGFORD, Conn. - On June 25, 2018, the Lake County School Board approved the funding and purchase of Mutualink’s interoperable communications solution. Lake County joins many other Florida county school districts deploying Mutualink in the wake of the tragic Parkland shooting in February of this year....
Florida schools turn to emergency tech after campus shootings
Osceola County School District joins other Florida public schools and Florida State University in adopting a high-tech solution in the event of active shooter situations. By Corinne Lestch JULY 27, 2018 1:04 PM BIO A growing number of Florida public schools and universities are adopting an emergency technology solution in response to school shootings happening around the country — and in the state’s own backyard. Nearly 200 schools — including 75 schools in Florida’s Osceola County —...
SCHOOL SAFETY LEADER URGES INTEROPERABLE COMMS
SCHOOL SAFETY LEADER URGES INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS TO TX LEGISLATURE Capt. Francis of Seminole County Sheriff’s Office Recounts Lessons Learned and Advocates for Instant Radio and Video Sharing Between Schools and Law Enforcement Wallingford, CT – Mutualink, Inc. a leading worldwide provider of secure interoperable communications solutions, today announced that school safety leader Captain Rick Francis of the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office, located in Seminole County, Florida, delivered powerful testimony to the Texas House of Representatives...
FLORIDA COUNTIES DEPLOY INSTANT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
MORE FLORIDA COUNTIES DEPLOY INSTANT EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY TO ENHANCE SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY SAFETY Interoperability solution connects radios, mobile phones, video systems and data to close gaps in situational awareness WALLINGFORD, Conn., June 20, 2018: In the aftermath of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School tragedy, Osceola County schools, along with Florida State University (FSU), join a growing list of Florida school districts and universities implementing Mutualink’s real time emergency interoperability solution. Leon County, home...
FLORIDA SCHOOL SECURITY SUMMIT
MUTUALINK HOSTS FLORIDA SCHOOL SECURITY SUMMIT, UNVEILING TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMUNICATIONS Key Educators, Law Enforcement and Legislators Engage in a Powerful Interoperability Discussion WALLINGFORD, Conn., June 6, 2018 — Mutualink, a leading worldwide provider of secure interoperable communications solutions, joined with the Campus Safety and Security Department of Seminole State College to host the Florida School Security Summit on May 22, 2018. School security experts, law enforcement, administrators, teachers and legislators came together...
Real-time Communication Helps Protect Schools
Guilford County Sheriff’s Office looking to use real-time communication to help protect schools MARCH 22, 2018, BY NICK STURDIVANT http://myfox8.com/2018/03/22/guilford-county-sheriffs-office-looking-to-use-real-time-communication-to-help-protect-schools/ GREENSBORO, N.C. -- It only takes a few minutes for an emergency, like an active shooter situation, to unfold. Shootings at high schools in both Florida and more recently, Maryland are prime examples. It's why the Guilford County Sheriff's Office is hoping to use technology to keep a better eye on schools, no matter where deputies are....
Seminole Schools Security System
Seminole schools security system includes panic button phone app By Erin Murray, Reporter Last Updated: Wednesday, March 14, 2018, 12:55 PM EDT SANFORD -- After shootings like the one last month in Parkland, several school districts are taking a hard look at their security measures. Seminole schools, other agencies use Mutualink Security system connects first responders with panic button Teachers have access to special app The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office and school district feel a system they...
Real-Time Nationwide Traffic Camera Access
Orlando, Fl. Today, Mutualink, Inc. and TrafficLand, Inc. announced a new partnership, which will enable Mutualink customers to gain direct real-time traffic camera access to video across the nation as part of its national interoperability network. Under the arrangement, emergency response agencies and support entities will be able to access and view live traffic camera feeds as they collaborate with one another, providing another source of critical information for coordinated assessment and response. The...
Mutualink to Provide Real-Time Video Enhancement Technology
“Sees through Fog, Smoke, Snow & Lowlight Conditions” March 7, 2018 Orlando, Fl. Today, Mutualink, Inc., a worldwide leading provider of secure interoperable communications solutions, announced an exclusive master licensing partnership with Orlando, Florida based ProHawk Technology Group, Inc. that will enable Mutualink to deliver new powerful real-time video enhancement technology to the US public safety and FirstNet customers. ProHawk Technology enables live streaming video obscured by environmental conditions such as fog, darkness, snow, and...
Pieces of the Puzzle: Testimony in Support of Safer Schools
Joe Mazzarella, Sr. VP Chief Legal Counsel It seems like every blogger today publishes a list: 7 Ways to…, 6 Things to Avoid…. Having read several and passed several more by, I am of the firm belief that we’re not going to achieve safer schools by blogging. The only way to affect change is legislatively. As a lawyer, father and businessperson I embrace this path to identifying the best solution possible to our current dilemma...
