“Many of us wanted to help, but didn’t know what to do. That’s when I decided to seek a way to help others.”
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Oct. 1 marked five years since the Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting in Las Vegas left 60 people dead. Marissa Wittman relives it every day.
Richmond Community College announced it will be creating a 911 Telecommunications program that will provide a pathway for individuals who are interested in starting a career in this field, as well as providing skills enhancement for those already working as 911 telecommunicators.
The program will be unique to RichmondCC, as it is not currently offered anywhere else in North Carolina.
As expected, President Joe Biden on Friday signed the continuing resolution bill passed by Congress that averted a federal-government shutdown and extended the FCC’s authority to conduct spectrum auction until Dec. 16, potentially leaving an opportunity for next-generation 911 (NG911) funding to be attached to a lengthier extension.
The manager wrote a memo to police Chief Shawny Williams proposing to outsource police and fire dispatch services to the Solano County Sheriff’s Office.
This coastal town has gone old school with a modern twist — installing an emergency call box powered by satellite, battery, and solar power across the street from Black Rock Beach in Wadleigh Park, an area infamous locally for its lack of cell service.
