Durango to charge La Plata County more for 911 dispatch, as conflict escalates (CO)

City wants to offset municipal code enforcement costs

The relationship between the city of Durango and La Plata County has languished under a pile of unsigned, redlined contracts.

In response to what city officials say is the county’s failure to negotiate a contract allowing the city to use the county jail in a timely manner, the city has struck up a more aggressive posture toward the county regarding the use of the Durango Emergency Communications Center. The two governments have long sought, but still don’t have, a formal contract laying out the financial obligations of the county for 911 dispatch services.

Lyon County Emergency Communications Center Shift Lead Sarah Jensen named NG911 ….. (KS)

A nearly 20-year emergency communications veteran is being recognized for their service and dedication to the profession nationally.

Lyon County Emergency Communications Center Director Roxanne VanGundy announced via a news release Friday that Sarah Jensen has been selected to receive the 2025 NG911 Institute Public Safety Professional of the Year award.

Mutual aid agreement developing between Nashville, Virginia county in event of major … (TN)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A resolution to approve a mutual aid agreement between Metro Nashville and the Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications (Virginia) is up for discussion during Tuesday night’s Metro Council meeting.

The resolution aims to approve the intergovernmental aid agreement between the two government bodies in the event of a major network disaster.

Paterson putting new $10M dispatch center on a floodplain. But officials say risk is low (NJ)

PATERSON — The building on Pennsylvania Avenue where the city is spending more than $10 million to create a new emergency communications center sits within a federal flood risk area, Mayor Andre Sayegh announced recently.

Sayegh said in a public notice issued on Jan. 22 that city officials would evaluate alternatives to putting the facility on the property designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as being in a floodplain.