A public safety systems administrator for Alexandria, Virginia, died Monday morning after his SUV struck a traffic pole at the intersection of North Kings Highway and Telegraph Road in the Huntington section of Fairfax County.
Robert Bloom, 61, of Alexandria, died at the scene.
On Alexandria’s website, the city said it was “devastated by the loss” of Bloom…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Change is coming to the Metro Nashville Department of Emergency Communications in response to a lawsuit settlement surrounding the response to the Waffle House shooting in 2018.
The lawsuit was filed by victim Akilah DaSilva’s mother Shaundelle Brooks after first responders originally went to the wrong Waffle House during the attack…
SCARBOROUGH — Cell service is an ongoing concern for residents in Scarborough, and the communications tower installed at the new Public Safety Building has space for up to five wireless carriers that could improve service.
Although the capacity is there, no leases have yet materialized, Town Manager Tom Hall said in an email. However, the town has a broker soliciting deals.
The concept of “professionalism” was Grogan’s segue into changing the classification system for emergency dispatchers. He started “hearing rumblings” about circumventing a protracted timeline for again attempting to upgrade their status from administrative assistants.
“Emergency dispatchers are highly trained individuals handling critical situations,” Grogan said. “We literally breathe life into people by what we do.”
CUTLINES victim . – JAY – In a packed Delaware County Commissioners’ meeting on Tuesday, several residents expressed outrage over slow response times and inadequate training by 911 dispatchers in incidents where several people, including three children, have died in the past nine months.
“We have a problem with slow response times,” said Danny Duncan, County Commissioner for District 3. “This county is going to come up with a solution…
