Avery County native and Watauga Emergency Services 911 dispatcher Destiny Finley is fighting stage 4 ovarian cancer with strength and community support.
Finley’s current diagnosis is Stage 4 Metastatic Ovarian Cancer with Secondary Lung Cancer. Finley said the cancer spread with five total tumors present.
In outdoor hot spots including Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, and Canada, 911 centers report a rising number of false emergency reports from Apple devices.
A beloved dispatcher for Westchester County’s Emergency Communications Center has been hospitalized, prompting support from colleagues and friends from throughout the area.
The town will upgrade its aging police department emergency communications system thanks to a recently awarded $2.1 million federal grant.
When Iowa needed a backup communications network for its public safety answering points, or PSAPs, the state turned to FirstNet. Blake DeRouchey shared how Iowa uses FirstNet as a failover so 9-1-1 calls stay connected. DeRouchey is 9-1-1 program manager for the Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and represents the National Association of State 911 Administrators on the FirstNet Authority’s Public Safety Advisory Committee.
