Long Beach is launching a new pilot program on Monday, Feb. 11, that will designate a homeless services dispatcher to the city’s 911 call center. Any non-emergency call that comes through the center relating to someone who is homeless will be redirected to the homeless services dispatcher, who can provide information, guidance and referrals based on the situation…
The City of Pomona seeks motivated applicants who are interested in serving the public by becoming a Police Dispatcher for the Pomona Police Department. The Police Dispatcher I is an entry level position with a 12 month training period where the hire will work various work shifts and receive extensive training in the methods and procedures for police radio dispatching…
A Florida man is facing a felony charge and several misdemeanors for a car accident in April that killed a Camden County 911 dispatcher on Interstate 95. Rachel Hodge, 26, died instantly when her car plowed into the back of a tractor trailer at 97 mph on her way home from work that…
WORCESTER – A single piece of legislation, if passed, could save as many as 500 lives a year in Massachusetts, according to a UMass Memorial Medical Center doctor.
Joseph Sabato, a emergency medicine doctor, said that when a heart attack happens, it’s critical to start cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 90 seconds. As time marches on, so do the victim’s chances for survival, he said…
Emerging advancements in dispatch technology have provided public safety agencies with new and exciting capabilities. As 9-1-1 command centers acquire these next-generation products, the next logical step is to maximize efficiencies by integrating them with external data sources.
If only it were that simple.
Integration with external data sources requires opening up your organization’s computer infrastructure to these outside entities—and to outside threats. Attacks on public safety agencies can be devastatingly effective, from data theft to complete system incapacitation…
