New D.C. Council Bill Aims To Force More Transparency From Embattled 911 Agency
The D.C. Council will consider a bill that would require the city’s emergency call and dispatch agency to release more information about its own errors.
9-1-1 Exec Renee Gordon Named Vice Chair of FirstNet Authority Board (D.C.)
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) announced today that Renee Gordon has been named Vice Chair of the FirstNet Authority Board, effective immediately. A recognized leader in the 9-1-1 community, Gordon is the Director of the Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the City of Alexandria (Va.) and has been a member of the FirstNet Authority Board since November 2022.
‘You can’t beat Mother Nature’: Carbon County dispatch reflects on historic flood one year later
One year ago, the streets in Red Lodge looked a lot different. As water rushed through the town, citizens frantically called for help. Now, one of those dispatchers is reflecting on the chaos that happened in Carbon County.
FCC votes to launch NG911 proceeding to align wireline, wireless 911 requirements
FCC commissioners today voted unanimously to support a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would require all telecom service providers to deliver 911 calls in an IP format and would make those providers responsible for absorbing costs associated with doing so if no state or local funding alternative exists.
PERRY CITY COUNCIL APPROVED SEVERANCE PACKAGE OF PERRY POLICE DEPARTMENT DISPATCHERS (IA)
The Council approved a severance package for the four full-time Perry Police Department Dispatchers who will be laid off on June 30th. The package includes $5,000 for each dispatcher and an additional $1,000 for those employees that stay until the end of June.
