Springfield, IL (CAPITOL CITY NOW) – The Illinois State Police (ISP) announced an upgrade to all 169 Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) throughout Illinois. All 169 locations are now powered through Next Generation 911 (NG911). The agency says this new update upgrades the traditional 911 service from voice-centric networks to secure, IP-based (internet-based) infrastructure designed to support today’s communications.
CLEARFIELD – Charges have been filed against a former Clearfield County 911 dispatcher for sharing information from the county’s computer system and for her participation in drug sales.
he Upshur County Emergency Communications Center worked with ‘K9s For Warriors’ to recruit a station dog.
Chelsea, a two-year-old German Shepard Mix, will be a therapy dog for Telecommunicators and First Responders, said officials.
K9s For Warriors is the nation’s leading provider of trained service dogs for veterans with PTSD and partners with law enforcement and first responder agencies to provide therapy dogs at no cost.
If you dial 9-1-1, you expect someone to answer—no matter what. That’s a promise public safety teams make to every community, and it’s a promise that technology must keep too. But as we upgrade our nation’s communication networks from legacy infrastructure to modern fiber and wireless, there’s a challenge many people don’t see: some Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) – the official name of 9-1-1 call centers – still rely on older systems that weren’t built for this new world.
A nearly $5 million project to expand the Perquimans-Gates 911 Communications Center has begun.
“The 911 Center floor space will be moving from approximately 500 square feet to approximately 2,000 square feet,” said Jonathan Nixon, director of Perquimans County Emergency Services.
