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Barry Furey is a seasoned public safety executive, having spent for than 50 years as a fire officer in three states and a 9-1-1 director in four. He is author of more than 300 articles, two books, and has contributed chapters to industry texts. Mr. Furey has chaired or served on numerous committees creating international, national, state and local standards. He led the issuance of the APCO (Association of Public-safety Communications Officials) International "Homeland Security Whitepaper" providing guidance to the public safety communications community in the wake of 9/11. He has won numerous honors and awards for leadership and leveraging Technology, and his management of one 9-1-1 center earned it the accolade as one of the top ten centers in the United States from an independent agency. Currently, the serves as a Contributing Editor for Firehouse Magazine and a Core Team Member for Firefighterclosecalls.com while independently providing consulting and training services.
About our interview he says viewers will learn: Viewers will learn the mechanism and politics behind operating a 9-1-1 center, and why the current environment has compromised service. Further, they will become acquainted with how Legacy technology (current analog infrastructure) is finally being replaced wholesale with digital, and how the uneasy Marriage between the two has hampered telecommunicators for decades. Finally, they will understand how poor pay and long hours have depleted the workforce, and according to a recent survey, 82% of 9-1-1 centers nationwide report that they are understaffed. Finally, they will understand how all of this relates to their safety.
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