Officials believe new, unified 911 dispatch center will improve response – KTNV (NV)
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Local emergency officials believe a new, unified 911 dispatch center in the northwest valley will improve response and coordination among agencies
Cincinnati 911 protocol errors drop by more than half in 3 years – FOX19 (OH)
CINCINNATI (WXIX) – New data obtained by FOX19 NOW shows Cincinnati’s 911 call center has reduced protocol errors by more than half, dropping from 17% down to as low as 3% over three years.
When someone dials 911 in Cincinnati, the response follows a specific chain — from call answer to dispatch to arrival on scene. Call-takers at the Cincinnati Emergency Communications Center gather information and dispatch police, fire, or EMS before first responders head to the scene.
Fire Chiefs Association Reverses Course on NextNav
Late last month, the California Fire Chiefs Association reversed its position of support
for NextNav, withdrawing that support in a letter to the FCC. This prompted a statement
from NextNav’s Vice President of Government Affairs, Ed Mortimer, where he said they
believed the association was misinformed by “special interest,” according to a statement
from Mortimer.
Pa. dispatcher celebrated for helping armed man with dementia safely surrender to police (PA)
LEHIGH TOWNSHIP, Penn. — A Northampton County 911 dispatcher is being celebrated for helping an armed man with dementia surrender safely to police on Thursday.
The 71-year-old allegedly held a handgun toward his wife Thursday afternoon as he stood in a hallway of their Lehigh Township home, police said.
