SMART ALECS
What to do with all those new Telcos?
by Paul Linnee & Barb Thornburg
KILLING OUR FUTURE
Schoolyard Shootings - Concerns for First Responders
by Nancy J. Rigg
CHARGE IT!
A Public Safety Guide to Battery Maintenance
by Jody Steinberg
PSAP EQUIPMENT UPGRADES
Do Your Homework and Make Sure the Equipment Fits the Needs of Your PSAP
by Norm Forshee
TWO POEMS
by Karl Hatton & Paula Ann Gomes

VICTORIA POLICE
Communications and Privatization
by Gary Clapham
NEW ZEALAND POLICE
by Andrew Brill
FIRE SERVICE COMMUNICATIONS IN TASMANIA
by Lochie Brown
AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRE COMMUNICATIONS
Challenges and Snafus for Fire Communications in New South Wales
by Kelly Andersson
NOTE: A brief synopsis for many of these features is also available.
FIRE CHIEF'S COMMENTARY:
Making a Decision: Consolidation vs. Privatization vs. ?
by Frank C. Schaper
EMS REPORT:
Pathway Management - Back To The Basics
by Sheldon Gilbert
INTERNET WATCH:
Data Security
by Dave Larton
POLICE CHIEF'S PERSPECTIVE:
A Dispatcher's Dilemma; Dealing With Stress
by John M. Eller
TRAINING TACTICS:
Continued Professional Training
by Cindy Keehen