During its meeting Monday night, the Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees approved the purchase of a 9-1-1 Reality PLUS training station simulator.
The equipment will allow users to work through the same types of scenarios that a 9-1-1 telecommunicator would face.
According to college officials, discussions with regional employers have revealed that there is a shortage of public safety telecommunicators in the KC district.
Augusta County has devised a way to honor its first first responders.
For the second year in a row, community members will have the opportunity to show their appreciation for Augusta County dispatchers by participating in the county’s Adopt a Dispatcher program.
Career and technical education opportunities are growing for students in Chesterfield County Public Schools. The school system and the Chesterfield County Emergency Communications Center have signed an agreement to bring an innovative emergency telecommunications program to CCPS students. This collaboration will create a career pathway for students pursuing futures as 911 dispatchers with Chesterfield County and will help to fill a critical workforce need in a high-demand profession.
Two high-level project insiders have come forward with allegations the company NGA and the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) failed to thoroughly test the state’s new digital 911 network end-to-end before deploying the system to handle real 911 calls.
One source, who NBC Bay Area is identifying as ‘NGA insider,’ has direct knowledge of executive decisions at LA-based company NGA. The other independent source we are identifying as ‘project insider’ is actively working on California’s new digital 911 network called Next Generation 911.
A former Platte County dispatcher has filed a lawsuit against the Platte County Sheriff’s Office alleging sex discrimination, a hostile work environment and retaliation under the Missouri Human Rights Act.
