"I love 9-1-1 Magazine because it really has practical stuff!"
For 23 years, 9-1-1 MAGAZINE provided information to the public-safety
communications community, helping improve response times of emergency
services. Moving its format to the Internet has allowed 9-1-1 MAGAZINE to
develop the industry’s first Web Portal – 9-1-1MAGAZINE.com. Even
though the magazine had international distribution, the portal will now reach
a much larger worldwide audience of emergency communications management
professionals.
The magazine’s home page is the portal of the industry, where they can find
links to featured articles, regular columns and news features, as well as
book reviews, videos, links to significant corporate White Papers, employment
opportunities, and calendar listings of major conferences and events.<p>
“We have carried over the regular departments from our printed magazine”,
said Randall Larson, 16-year editor of the magazine. “And, while the
online format allows instant posting of breaking news, archival of
significant stories from past issues – long sold out – 9-1-1MAGAZINE.com
provides, in one place, a wealth of information – past, present, and future
– all searchable by topic, department, or keyword. Sponsorships tie vendor
advertising to specific content topics, as well as prime placements
throughout the portal".
Jim Voelkl, Founding Publisher, and Chairman and President of Official
Publications, Inc., said, “It’s been our mission since 1989 to cover the
ongoing operational changes and technological advances in 9-1-1 Answering
Points, including local jurisdictional dispatch centers and other
public-safety communications such as local Emergency Management agencies and
the Department of Homeland Security, focusing on management, technology, and
operations.
As an online portal to access information, resources, and
services within the emergency communications community, 9-1-1MAGAZINE.com
will be continue to bring its readers the best news, commentary, and insight
and to deliver the best possible marketing value for its sponsors.
Having been ranked first among other magazines covering the industry is
largely due to Editor Larson, and Associate-editor Dave Larton, having
careers within local dispatch centers, tactical dispatch, major-events
dispatch such as the Olympic Winter Games in Salt Lake City, the World Trade
Center terrorist attacks, and serving as trainers for other centers across
the U.S.. Their experiences and first-hand knowledge of what the readers need
to know, contribute significantly to the value placed on the portal by
industry professionals.
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