Public Safety 911 Cadet Call Takers (CO)

The City of Aurora Public Safety Communications Department is a division of the Aurora Police Department. The department is looking for compassionate, caring and high-energy individuals to join its team of 911 operators in serving the citizens of Aurora.
The selected hires will spend their first year as a probationary cadet learning how to receive and process 911 emergency calls and non-emergency calls for Police, Fire and Ambulance services. The training encompasses the operation of multi-line telephone systems and computer systems to expedite information to and from public safety agencies… 

County seeking public safety radio system study proposals (ME)

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The next step was taken in a process to fix long-running communications problems for the county’s fire and police departments as the county commissioners formally approved a letter seeking requests for proposals for a public safety radio system study during a Sept. 15 meeting. Issues include getting around the hilly terrain and upgrading or replacing antiquated equipment, exactly how the problems will be remedied will be determined by the feasibility study…

FirstNet is Transforming Public Safety Communications for a Safer Tomorrow

By Brian Crawford, FirstNet Authority Board Member

As our country faces challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic, first responders continue to answer the call to protect our communities while experiencing a unique set of challenges of their own. I am a 30-year fire service veteran and the former City Manager of Shreveport, LA. I know that in times of need, we rely on readily available technologies that give us what we need, when we need it. For the first time in the history of this country, first responders have access to a network designed specifically to keep them connected as they serve and protect communities. And that connection is now, more than ever, critical. READ MORE

Oakland County public safety used backup communications system when old hardware went down (MI)

Oakland County reverted to its backup public safety communications system for about three hours Sunday when an old piece of hardware that allows the county mainframe system to communicate with various dispatch consoles went down.

Bill Mullan, spokesman for County Executive Dave Coulter, said Monday that the hardware went down about 7:20 p.m. Sunday, and the primary system was down for about three hours. Twenty-one dispatch consoles were affected in Pontiac and around the county, he said…

NENA Launches First-Ever Diversity in 9-1-1 Leadership Program

NENA: The 9-1-1 Association is launching a new program aimed at promoting greater diversity and inclusion throughout the nation’s 9-1-1 organizations.

The Diversity in 9-1-1 Leadership Program will equip new and diverse voices with the skills, knowledge, and training necessary to advance to upper-level positions in 9-1-1 agencies and become leaders in the 9-1-1 community…