Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch in Peru was recently recognized at the state level by two organizations.
The dispatch was selected as a Prepared Center of Excellence. One center in each state receives this recognition. This award signifies IVRD is committed to bringing change to 911 and is dedicated to pushing the industry forward.
The Hutchinson-Reno County Emergency Communications team has been around for 40 years. The joint system was still a seven-digit number when they combined in 1983. The first 911 system was set up in Reno County in 1985. On Saturday, the dispatch center celebrated their 40th anniversary with a ceremony inside the Law Enforcement Center.
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a combined $55 million in state funding was awarded to 57 counties and New York City for upgrades to the state’s emergency communications systems and public safety answering points. The funding was made available by two grants under the Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant program, which provides reimbursement to eligible counties to improve their emergency communication systems, as well as providing funding to further enhance public safety call-taking and dispatching abilities.
SIOUX FALLS, SD (KELO) — The City of Sioux Falls and Minnehaha County commissioners met Tuesday to finalize a joint-powers agreement that will place Metro Communications under the management umbrella of the City. But this administrative move isn’t the only big change awaiting the longtime 911 center. Emergency dispatchers are getting ready to move into their new headquarters at the Public Safety Campus in northeast Sioux Falls.
San Francisco has announced plans to mobilize its 911 dispatchers for the first time in over 15 years when world leaders flock to the city for November’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. But the dispatchers’ union is opposing the demand, raising concerns over chronic burnout and questioning whether city officials may force workers to log the long hours the mobilization would require for a planned event as opposed to a bona fide disaster situation.
Learn about current efforts to continue to protect the 4.9 GHz Band for public safety as well as recent filings, key decisions impacting these efforts, and how you can support PSSA’s initiative to protect the 4.9 GHz band for public safety.
