Our team at Evertel has first-hand experience in policing and public safety. That’s why every feature in the Evertel software is specifically designed to improve communication during regular shifts an…
Your conversations are yours to own and access, right? Think again. If your employees are using consumer apps to send messages and intel updates, there’s a good chance that your agency won’t have the …
Consumer communication apps are often convenient and user-friendly; however, what they make up for in user-facing ease, they sorely lack security compliance and legality. Criminal Justice Information…
A communication platform is a software solution that is built to enhance internal and/ or external messaging. At its most basic level, a communication network offers customers the ease of combining d…
Whenever public safety concerns arise, your agency knows to get on the scene fast. Clear and direct employee communication protocols help make that happen. But all too often, agencies forget to make s…
First responders keep our communities safe and rely on the exchange of information to operate effectively. So a failure to adequately communicate often means a failure to keep people safe.Efficient,…
For first responders, making every minute count is perhaps the first rule of the job. That’s why public safety communication can’t afford to be anything but streamlined, secure, and powerful. Going wi…
We all want to guard our data and personal information, so there are legitimate concerns about how to keep our messages private. That’s why cybersecurity is such a hot topic. And that’s also why the s…
First responders already know how to move quickly when a disaster hits or a crisis breaks out. But there are still opportunities to make team collaboration even stronger. Agencies that focus on interd…
All across the country, one of the biggest operational challenges for police departments is to share critical information quickly. Simply put, this has rarely been possible. Adhering to the state and …
This week Evertel CEO Jeff Halstead talked with Brenden Espie, the Assistant Chief in the Surprise Fire Department.Assistant Chief Espie went into Air Force after high school and was stationed in…
Our latest installment in our Stories from the Street series is an interview with Tracey Miiller from the Arizona Humane Society. Tracey is the Field Operations Manager at the Arizona Humane Society a…
Evertel v. TeamsMicrosoft Teams is a well-known and oft preferred collaboration app for businesses; it offers communication pathways for virtual meetings, calls, and social activity. Its user intuitiv…
What is Collaborative Leadership? Collaborative leadership is a forward-thinking management style in which team members work together across sectors to make decisions and keep their organization adva…
Time is of the essence in almost every capacity, and crime tracking is no exception. Public safety alerts were designed to disperse information quickly and reestablish community safety as soon as pos…
The Challenge Across the nation, public safety agencies aicre experiencing staffing lows that approach crisis. Statewide police reforms, COVID-19, and low morale all contribute to this perfect storm …
Time is of the essence in almost every capacity, and crime tracking is no exception. Public safety alerts were designed to disperse information quickly and reestablish community safety as soon as pos…
First responders and public safety professionals know how to act fast during a crisis. For too long, though, they’ve lacked the modern communications platform that can live up to their own skillsets a…
Law enforcement professionals nationwide are using consumer messaging apps like Signal, WhatsApp, and iMessage on a daily basis. However, these apps can cause serious problems if they're being used on…
The Law Enforcement Today Radio Show featured Jeff Halstead, retired Chief of Police, Fort Worth PD—and Evertel Founder & President—in early 2022. The topics of discussion included the complex nat…
In the public safety sector, we tend to think that security is the priority for work-related messaging. That’s certainly one piece of the puzzle. But in reality, the critical part of law enforcement c…
