Westminster joins the public safety consortium (CO)
Westminster first responders, police, fire, EMS, and 911 services are now the sixth Front Range Communications Consortium (FRCC) member, according to a news release from August 23.
Cell Phone Connectivity Committee Tours Rural Cell Phone Infrastructure (CO)
“We know with better cell phone service, Coloradans can have peace of mind when traveling through the mountains. Today’s tour allowed us to not only engage with experts about some of the challenges of cell phone connectivity in rural Colorado, but to learn more about what it takes to make cell phone coverage reliable in remote areas.
Cobb County 911 hosts 2024 Kids Expo (GA)
The number used in an emergency is on every police car and fire truck nationwide. Still, people have no idea what the person on the other end of the phone does when they call 911. The 2024 Cobb 911 Kids Expo offers community members, the opportunity to meet Cobb’s 911 team and learn more about how 911 works.
Vermont considers dispatch fix; St. Albans City invests in regional approach
ST. ALBANS CITY — Call 911, and you can expect someone to be on the other line.
But who’s covering the cost?
Vermonters all equally rely on the state’s 911 dispatching system to beam information out to the first responding agencies that send help when emergencies happen, but some taxpayers are getting a better deal depending on where they live due to a lack of regulated funding.
N.C. 911 Board Awards More Than $21 Million to Fund Improvements at 14 of the State’s 911 Public Safety Answering Points
The N.C. 911 Board awarded $21.028 million in grants at its Aug. 23 meeting that will benefit 14 public safety answering points (PSAPs) that handle 911 calls on behalf of North Carolina’s communities.
