PCiRoads uses custom equipment for Minneapolis stormwater project
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Integrated rapid incident response
IBM smart city product promises integrated, rapid incident response Rapid communication has never been unimportant to first responders. But while the ability to relay critical information quickly has improved drastically since the days of handringing a town hall bell, integrated … Continue reading →
Trends in municipal architecture
An interview with American Institute of Architects President and CEO Randall Scott Smaller public budgets, sustainable energy concerns and changing tastes in design all affect the look public buildings in the U.S. To find out how they’re changing the buildings … Continue reading →
Narrowbanding – in the homestretch
Ready or not, the Federal Communication Commission’s effort to make more efficient use of the VHF and UHF radio and television spectrum frequencies goes into effect in less than a year. Under the looming requirement, all non-federal public safety and … Continue reading →
Coal tar sealant controversy
Smoldering its way across the U.S., the question of whether municipalities and retailers should act on a ban of coal tar-based pavement sealants won’t quite go out – but hasn’t fully engulfed, either. For 60 years the midwest, southern and … Continue reading →
Scenedots
Scenedots is a patented product that easily allows the creation of a reflective stripe on any surface without measuring or cutting the reflective material. Scenedots will make your fire apparatus more visible and safer during an emergency response, at the … Continue reading →
Armored truck fills needs of region
It hasn’t seen battle yet, but North Dakota’s Red River Valley SWAT team is glad to have a Bearcat in its arsenal of tools. The team received a Lenco Armored Vehicles Bearcat in October 2009. The specialized armored truck is … Continue reading →
Music for – and by – the masses
It’s innately counterintuitive to leave musical instruments outside in all types of weather and then let everyone and their brother come and play with them. Still, the idea of unfettered, recreational access to instruments has crossed over from Europe and … Continue reading →
2012 Ohio Municipal League Conference
THE MUNICIPAL at the 60th annual Ohio Municipal League conference Ask the average American what challenges this country is currently facing and you’d most likely hear a few common concerns – the economy, unemployment, health care and renewable energy. These … Continue reading →
Editor’s Note: February 2012
Coal tar sealant concerns deserve consideration There’s just not much that can save the month of February. Winter feels like it’s outstaying its welcome. At the same time, the opportunities to get away and improve your perspective at industry conferences … Continue reading →
Case Study: Paramedics with Chicago Fire Department Enhance Response Times with Segway® PT
In June 2005, former Fire Commissioner Cortez Trotter of the Chicago Fire Department developed a Segway Personal Transporter (PT) emergency response team that provided paramedic support during special events in the city’s downtown and lakefront area. This first responder program … Continue reading →
LEDs light up public sector imaginations
The increasing versatility of LEDs is plowing inroads to municipal infrastructures the world over. LED stands for light-emitting diode — a semiconductor light process that’s radically different from traditional light processes including incandescence, florescence and sodium vapor. LED lights consume … Continue reading →
Smart Link
Henderson Truck Equipment of Manchester, Iowa, carries Smart Link — a rotational, floating wing mast with float of up to 13 inches that allows for instant height adjustment in the wing’s toe and addresses roadway variances. The dual function works … Continue reading →
Earthlift Wireless Mobile Column Lift
Stertil-Koni’s new Earthlift Wireless Mobile Column Lift features a variable speed controller, advanced operating system with a graphical user interface and a self-regenerating power supply that reduces the time a lift spends charging. The columns can be operated independently and … Continue reading →
FX1 LED Flood Light
Philips Hadco’s new FX1 LED flood light is sleek with precision designed injection molded optics. Six different optic plates and three mounting options provide versatility for use in many outdoor lighting applications. The FX1 uses the Philips LEDgine platform, which … Continue reading →
Police museum documents regional cooperation
There are leaders and there are followers. Two hundred years of law enforcement innovations puts the Ohio-Indiana-Kentucky region squarely in the former camp, and retired Cincinnati Lt. Stephen Kramer can prove that’s where it belongs. Kramer is the gatekeeper of … Continue reading →
No-Idle Heating System
Autotherm offers a revolutionary vehicle interior heating system designed to keep police patrol cars warm without idling. Departments can save fuel at traffic stops, investigations and while doing paperwork by running the heater with the engine turned off. Autotherm (847) … Continue reading →
Titan Leaf Pro Plus
The Titan Leaf Pro Plus leaf vacuum has been designed from the ground up, with features that provide a solution for your specific application. All of the optional equipment on the Titan Leaf Pro is designed as an add-on feature, … Continue reading →
EM 5000SX
Honda Power Equipment is raising the standard for portable generators and advancing the next generation of portable power by adding value and enhanced performance to three of its popular portable generator lines. Tele-Lite Rochester, N.Y. (800) 538-0022 www.tele-lite.com
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