‘Scariest I’ve been in my entire life’; 911 dispatcher helps dad deliver son over phone (VA)

FRANKLIN Co., Va. (WSET) — A Franklin County dispatcher now has a close bond with a family after she helped deliver a baby boy over the phone.

Connor came into the world nine days early on June 20 at the surprise of his parents, Ashley and Anthony Hodges. Thanks to Jennifer Creighton, a 911 dispatcher for Franklin County, the Hodges, who had no medical help, were able to delivery baby Connor with her guide.

In the 911 call, you can hear how the daring little guy wanted out fast…

City endorses 911 upgrades (ID)

PAYETTE – At its regular meeting on July 6, the Payette City Council addressed a letter penned by Mayor Jeff Williams to the Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission, to endorse a grant application to fund upgrades of Payette County’s 911 system.

The letter reads as follows:

“The City of Payette endorses the FY2021 Dedicated Enhanced Emergency Communication Combined Grant Fee Fund Application submitted by the Payette and Washington County PSAP together to provide an upgrade to their E9-1-1 equipment…

Rochester Emergency Communications Department Seeks Re-Accreditation, Invites Public Comment (NY)

The Emergency Communications Department (ECD), under the direction of Director Michael J. Cerretto, is an accredited agency through the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). The ECD is scheduled for a virtual site-based assessment as part of a program to achieve national accreditation by verifying that it meets professional standards.

Assessors will be examining all aspects of the Department’s policy and procedures; administration, operations, training, direction and authority, organization, critical incidents and homeland security…

Tigard mayor proposes 12-member public safety transformation commission (OR)

Tigard’s mayor is moving forward with plans to create a Tigard Public Safety Transformation Commission to consider and act on issues important to the community involving the city’s police department. That commission would research and look at a variety of topics – everything from accountability and transparency to police use of force — before deciding whether to forward the issue to the City Council for final approval.

Mayor Jason Snider said his proposal was the result of five to six weeks of constant communication and questions from the community where the city received more than 200 emails, phone calls and social media posts …

Lyon County Emergency Communications Center seeking upgrade current protocol system (KS)

The Lyon County Emergency Communications Center is looking to help improve emergency call quality through an upgrade to their current system.

During the Lyon County Commission’s weekly action session Thursday morning, LCECC Director Roxanne Van Gundy submitted a request to purchase ProQA Emergency Medical and Emergency Fire online dispatch protocols for the center. According to Van Gundy, every medical call the center processes is done through emergency medical dispatch protocols…