Kaufman County Dispatcher Recognized as Top Training Professional at Regional Gala (TX)

The North Central Texas Emergency Communications District (NCT9-1-1) recently held its annual gala to recognize the men and women who serve on the front lines of public safety. The organization, which operates under the Texas Health and Safety Code, coordinates emergency systems for more than 40 communication centers across 14 counties in the Dallas-Fort Worth region. Among the hundreds of professionals honored for their service to the two million residents within the NCT9-1-1 service area, members of the Kaufman County Sheriff’s Office stood out for their exemplary performance.

Chester County names 911 building after director who died following cancer battle – WBBJ (TN)

HENDERSON, Tenn. (WBBJ) – Chester County dedicated its 911 building Friday to honor a longtime public safety leader.

The county formally named the emergency communications center for its former director, Patricia Ledford, who died in December after a battle with cancer.

Ledford was the driving force behind the new 911 facility on Crook Avenue in Henderson.

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‘Serious about the job,’: Public Safety Telecommunicator Training prepares dispatchers to … (NM)

Four times a year, up to 30 students from around the state take critical training at the New Mexico Department of Public Safety Law Enforcement Academy with an eye on helping citizens in their community.

The training?  The Public Safety Telecommunicator course, for aspiring hired dispatchers in city, county, state, federal or tribal governments in New Mexico (the first in the nation to make it mandatory that telecommunicators attend a formal training).

 

Concerns raised about communication dead spots, safety for emergency responders (ME)

Franklin County officials are facing an urgent call to modernize emergency communications following a survey that identified dead spots and limited channel capacity as top safety concerns.

Amanda Simoneau, director of the county’s Emergency Management Agency, asked county commissioners Tuesday to authorize a communications study. She estimated it will cost about $100,000 for a consultant to do it. It would be the first study in 11 years to map the infrastructure.