OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -First responders in Dodge county are one step closer to having a new public safety radio system.
It’s a 10 million dollar project that aims to keep everyone safe in an emergency situation.
First responders rely on a radio system to communicate with dispatch.
It’s where they get information on where a fire may be or what calls law enforcement need to go to…
For years, local officials and residents have raised alarms over mishandled dispatches by the District’s Office of Unified Communications, which handles the city’s 911 calls. A recent error during a water-rescue operation in the Potomac River has renewed calls for transparency, and the city says it may be opening its own investigation into the issue.
Earlier this month, police recovered the bodies of three men who had been boating in the Potomac River and gone overboard: Mustafa Haidar, 26; Ahmad “Johnny” Noory, 28; and Omid Rabani, 23….
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…
Providing for the safety and welfare is an essential focus of local government. Lee County’s Department of Public Safety, in partnership with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and the Boca Grande Fire Department, provides these services to keep our community a pleasant place to live and visit, during blue skies and gray. An essential aspect of providing that service is the ability to communicate with other responders and communication centers, who take the calls for emergency assistance from 911…
PRESS RELEASE: A critical emergency communications project launched this week in San Juan County. A collaboration between San Juan County, Fire and EMS agencies, the Sheriff’s Office and Public Works, the project gained strong support from residents across all islands when placed on the February 2020 ballot as a sales tax increase as a means of funding the improvements…
