The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently launched a webpage to promote the rebranded Tribal Emergency Communications Program, which supports direct consultation to tribes and Alaska Native communities to strengthen public safety communications. CISA assists tribes with public safety operable and interoperable communications through advocacy and consultative…
A Cincinnati 911 dispatcher has been suspended for allegedly failing to send help to a man suffering a stroke last month, according to reports.
City Manager Patrick Duhaney, in a Monday email to City Council, called the dispatcher’s supposed failure, “a serious neglect of duty,” Fox 19 reported.
“What took place on the night of January 12 is nothing short of a tragedy,” Duhaney wrote. “It’s unclear if the individual would have lived or died, but the actions of this call-taker undermined the possibility of a positive outcome in this situation…
There is a lot happening this month. Unfortunately, since Congress is taking its usual August break, there won’t be any further action to repeal the T-Band nor will there be any activity in Next-Generation 9-1-1 (NG911) funding. Further, there does not appear to be any progress in coordinating, funding, and finally serving many in rural America who still do not have access to broadband. Meanwhile, the FCC has turned down petitions from both the Edison Electric Institute (EEI) and the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (APCO) that call for a stay of the order issued by the FCC in April 2020 permitting secondary use of the already heavily used 6-GHz spectrum…
An audit of the state’s 911 emergency phone line operations found that Utah’s largest dispatch center hasn’t met national call answering standards in more than five years, forcing thousands of callers a year to wait more than a minute to report emergencies.
That finding and others were released Tuesday in a legislative audit, a follow-up to one released in December 2019 that looked at the Utah Communications Authority (UCA) and the state’s 911 emergency operations. It found compatibility issues between agencies’ different radio systems…
PRIMARY DUTY: Under basic supervision, manages operations of the Public Safety Emergency Communications work group for the Waco Police Department (WPD); monitors operations and assures compliance with City/County procedures to provide assistance and information to law enforcement officers, emergency services personnel and the general public.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge and skills. Factors such as regular attendance at the job are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function….
