Off-duty dispatcher helps Attleboro police arrest two accused of oil theft (MA)
Attleboro police said an off-duty dispatcher helped in the arrest of two men accused of stealing oil Friday morning.
Overhaul of St. Lawrence County Public Safety Complex will put police, DA, 911 under one roof (NY)
In a groundbreaking move, St. Lawrence County officials are preparing for the first significant renovations to the Public Safety Complex, 49 Court St., since its construction in 1994.
County Administrator Ruth A. Doyle said the expansive project includes a major technological overhaul and the expansion of the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), commonly known as the 911 center.
‘We should have answers’: Nebraska senators dialing up legislation after 911 outages
LINCOLN, Neb. —
Nebraska senators are ready to dial up new legislation after statewide 911 outages downed phone lines for operators at call centers.
Over the past three to four months, the Nebraska Public Service Commission says it has sought to determine the cause and scope of two widespread outages. State senators say the results will help guide the response to future disruptions at the hands of technology.
Hundreds of Oakland 911 dispatcher applications were ignored (CA)
OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) – KRON4 learned Wednesday that major missteps kept hundreds of dispatching jobs unfilled in Oakland. A deep dive into the city’s hiring process revealed hundreds of applications were ignored for an entire year.
Navajo Nation to Boost Broadband Connectivity Using NTIA TBCP Grant
At about 27,000 square miles covering parts of Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah, the Navajo Nation is one of the largest native reservations in the United States. Approximately 180,000 Navajo (out of a total population of 400,000) live on Diné Bikéyah, or Navajoland. This comes out to a population average of just under seven people per square mile.
Because the Navajo Nation covers such a large area with a comparatively small population, providing adequate communications for 911, voice, and internet access is a real challenge.
