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Welcome to TiPS: Today in Public Safety!
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TiPS: Today in Public Safety delivers the latest insights in Next Generation 911 (NG911) and public safety technology, helping you navigate the innovations transforming emergency response.
Hosted by Mark J. Fletcher, ENP (“Fletch”), a leading expert with 14 U.S. patents, each episode dives into real-world trends in NG911 implementation, interoperability, cybersecurity, and emergency communications strategy.
Published every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 8AM Eastern, the show brings you nearly 200 episodes of sharp, relevant, and forward-looking discussions designed for today’s public safety professionals.
Subscribe now at http://911TiPS.com for the updates that matter most in Public Safety communications.
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Episodes
6 hours ago
6 hours ago
6 min
NG911 can deliver richer incident data, but operational value depends on presentation and continuity.
This episode introduces a three-layer model—decision now, detail when needed, source record on demand—and explains how essential context should survive transfers and handoffs.
This material is educational and is not a substitute for approved local policy, site-specific engineering, medical direction, legal advice, or regulatory analysis. NG911 and additional-data capabilities vary by originating network, jurisdiction, ECC, vendor, policy, and stage of deployment.
TiPS Today in Public Safety with Mark J. Fletcher.
REMEMBER : NEW EPISODES are published each week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning - usually around 8AM on"Fletch's LinkedIn page [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/fletch911/ ]For Fletch's Blogs, see his Wordpress Site at [ http://Fletch.TV ]
and you can follow him on Social Media (such as X) @Fletch911
For NG911 Consulting Services - you can reach Fletch through Fletch 911, LLC at http://Fletch911.com
3 days ago
3 days ago
6 min
Machine-generated emergency data is useful only when its source, measurement, time, location method, transformation, and limitations are understood.
This episode explains provenance and shows how to translate device observations into action without hiding uncertainty.
This material is educational and is not a substitute for approved local policy, site-specific engineering, medical direction, legal advice, or regulatory analysis. NG911 and additional-data capabilities vary by originating network, jurisdiction, ECC, vendor, policy, and stage of deployment.
TiPS Today in Public Safety with Mark J. Fletcher.
REMEMBER : NEW EPISODES are published each week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning - usually around 8AM on"Fletch's LinkedIn page [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/fletch911/ ]For Fletch's Blogs, see his Wordpress Site at [ http://Fletch.TV ]
and you can follow him on Social Media (such as X) @Fletch911
For NG911 Consulting Services - you can reach Fletch through Fletch 911, LLC at http://Fletch911.com
5 days ago
5 days ago
6 min
A vehicle, building, wearable, or sensor may observe an emergency before anyone calls 911. This episode explains how NG911-era data can reduce uncertainty without replacing caller interrogation, protocol, or telecommunicator judgment.
This material is educational and is not a substitute for approved local policy, site-specific engineering, medical direction, legal advice, or regulatory analysis. NG911 and additional-data capabilities vary by originating network, jurisdiction, ECC, vendor, policy, and stage of deployment.
TiPS Today in Public Safety with Mark J. Fletcher.
REMEMBER : NEW EPISODES are published each week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning - usually around 8AM on"Fletch's LinkedIn page [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/fletch911/ ]For Fletch's Blogs, see his Wordpress Site at [ http://Fletch.TV ]
and you can follow him on Social Media (such as X) @Fletch911
For NG911 Consulting Services - you can reach Fletch through Fletch 911, LLC at http://Fletch911.com
6 days ago
6 days ago
4 min
The emergency may begin before anyone calls 911.
This week’s TiPS episode arc examines the sensor, vehicle, building, location, and incident data that can reach public safety before the caller finishes the first sentence—and the governance required to make that information trustworthy and usable.
This material is educational and is not a substitute for approved local policy, site-specific engineering, medical direction, legal advice, or regulatory analysis. NG911 and additional-data capabilities vary by originating network, jurisdiction, ECC, vendor, policy, and stage of deployment.
TiPS Today in Public Safety with Mark J. Fletcher.
REMEMBER : NEW EPISODES are published each week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning - usually around 8AM on"Fletch's LinkedIn page [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/fletch911/ ]For Fletch's Blogs, see his Wordpress Site at [ http://Fletch.TV ]
and you can follow him on Social Media (such as X) @Fletch911
For NG911 Consulting Services - you can reach Fletch through Fletch 911, LLC at http://Fletch911.com
Oct 2, 2026
Oct 2, 2026
8 min
Modern 911 service spans components, interfaces, transactions, and end-to-end workflows.
This episode builds a layered assurance model for legacy, hybrid, and NG911 environments—including signaling, media, routing, location, logging, gateways, transfer, and failover.
This material is educational and does not provide an FCC, NORS, legal, or site-specific engineering determination. Apply current rules to complete facts with the responsible provider and qualified counsel. Coordinate any live 911 test in advance with the appropriate emergency communications center.
TiPS Today in Public Safety with Mark J. Fletcher.
REMEMBER : NEW EPISODES are published each week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning - usually around 8AM on"Fletch's LinkedIn page [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/fletch911/ ]For Fletch's Blogs, see his Wordpress Site at [ http://Fletch.TV ]
and you can follow him on Social Media (such as X) @Fletch911
For NG911 Consulting Services - you can reach Fletch through Fletch 911, LLC at http://Fletch911.com
Sep 30, 2026
Sep 30, 2026
7 min
The network seizes the legacy 911 path. The receiving equipment returns a wink. ANI digits follow.
This episode translates that handshake into practical troubleshooting and shows why continuity, supervision, digit delivery, audio, location, and rollover must be validated as separate layers of one service.
Coordinate any live 911 test in advance with the appropriate emergency communications center and follow local procedure. This material is educational and is not an FCC, NORS, legal, or site-specific engineering determination.
TiPS Today in Public Safety with Mark J. Fletcher.
REMEMBER : NEW EPISODES are published each week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning - usually around 8AM on"Fletch's LinkedIn page [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/fletch911/ ]For Fletch's Blogs, see his Wordpress Site at [ http://Fletch.TV ]
and you can follow him on Social Media (such as X) @Fletch911
For NG911 Consulting Services - you can reach Fletch through Fletch 911, LLC at http://Fletch911.com
Sep 28, 2026
Sep 28, 2026
A line-card diagnostic can pass while a 911 service path remains unusable.
This episode explains how to read a diagnostic result, isolate the fault domain at the network/CPE boundary, and continue testing until the signaling, voice, ANI/location, and routing behavior are actually proven.
REMEMBER: Any live 911 test must be coordinated in advance with the appropriate emergency communications center and follow local procedure. This material is educational and is not an FCC, NORS, legal, or site-specific engineering determination.
TiPS Today in Public Safety with Mark J. Fletcher.
REMEMBER : NEW EPISODES are published each week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning - usually around 8AM on"Fletch's LinkedIn page [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/fletch911/ ]For Fletch's Blogs, see his Wordpress Site at [ http://Fletch.TV ]
and you can follow him on Social Media (such as X) @Fletch911
For NG911 Consulting Services - you can reach Fletch through Fletch 911, LLC at http://Fletch911.com
Sep 27, 2026
Sep 27, 2026
An individual component may pass its diagnostic while the end-to-end 911 service still fails. '
This week’s TiPS arc follows that gap from a legacy central-office printout that can be misread, through CAMA Trunk E911 wink-start signaling, and into modern NG911 service validation methods. Great primer content for the tech transitioning Legacy to NG911.
This material is EDUCATIONAL ONLY and does not provide FCC, NORS, legal, or site-specific engineering determination.
Always coordinate any live 911 test in advance with the appropriate emergency communications center and follow local procedure.
TiPS Today in Public Safety with Mark J. Fletcher.
REMEMBER : NEW EPISODES are published each week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday morning - usually around 8AM on"Fletch's LinkedIn page [ https://www.linkedin.com/in/fletch911/ ]For Fletch's Blogs, see his Wordpress Site at [ http://Fletch.TV ]
and you can follow him on Social Media (such as X) @Fletch911
For NG911 Consulting Services - you can reach Fletch through Fletch 911, LLC at http://Fletch911.com