DATAMARK and NGA Partner to Enhance GIS for NG9-1-1 Core Services

Thu, June 23, 2022, 11:10 AM·4 min read

Partnership to leverage DATAMARK VEP and additional NG9-1-1 GIS data management solutions

SANTA ANA, Calif., June 23, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — DATAMARK, the public safety geographic information systems (GIS) team of Michael Baker International, announced today their partnership with Next Generation Advanced (NGA), a prominent cloud-native NEXiS Core and call handling systems provider. The partnership will leverage DATAMARK’s VEP (Validate – Edit – Provision) software as a service (SaaS) solution, as well as the firm’s additional Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) GIS data management solutions, to provide the most accurate and up-to-date GIS data available for use within NGA’s NEXiS Core engine. READ FULL ARTICLE

Erie County to beef up training, monitoring of emergency call takers after firing of two employees (NY)

Erie County 911 emergency call handlers will receive additional training and undergo more frequent call monitoring after two high-profile incidents involving mishandled calls during and after the May 14 Tops mass shooting.

One 911 call taker with Central Police Services and one emergency medical response dispatcher were subsequently fired following complaints and investigations that determined the employees improperly hung up on callers in distress. 

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Local dispatcher under internal review after calling 911 caller a ‘little liar’ in near drowning

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office has launched an internal investigation into a dispatcher after a complaint was filed against them in regards to a how a particular 911 call was handled this week.

On Monday, dispatchers several received 911 calls reporting that multiple people were stuck on Mad River, near Eagle City Road, and needed help getting out of the water.

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