'Calling ALL Cars' has become an O'Malley Priority

Police, firefighters and public safety officials around Maryland have spent years complaining about how they often couldn’t communicate to each other when responding to emergencies.

Many local jurisdictions, particularly in the Baltimore area, have worked out the issue on their own, but Thursday, Gov. Martin O’Malley said the state was going to spend whatever it takes to have all first responders and their agencies on the same interoperable communications system.