Updated dispatch deployed in Bella Vista (AR)

BELLA VISTA — Emergency dispatchers are working with an updated system providing more detailed maps and allowing for more rapid deployment.

Administrative Lt. Ryan Harmon said the new system, Intrado Viper, is the standard system for all of Benton County’s public safety answering points. The system is used by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office, Bentonville, Rogers and Siloam Springs dispatch units, he said…

Volunteer for the Canadian Civic Location Data eXchange Format Working Group

As Canada moves to a NENA i3 based NG9-1-1 infrastructure nationally, there is a need to create a Canadian profile for the PIDF-LO to convey civic locations in a common standardized form across the country, interoperable with neighboring countries also moving to NG9-1-1. The focus of this new Working Group is to provide a deliverable standard  that represents the Canadian profile of PIDF-LO to its addressing standards, with consideration to the depiction of non-addressed locations (e.g. cross streets, natural formations, etc.), as appropriate…

911 Communications Dispatcher, Alexandria, Minnesota – Jobs Vault Global (MN)

911 COMMUNICATIONS DISPATCHER – 80%
$19.22 Hourly

Do you possess verbal and typing skills with the ability to stay cool under pressure?

Consider a dispatching career with the Douglas County Law Enforcement team.

Answer and dispatch all emergency and non-emergency communications received in the 911 Communications Center to public safety entities

Must have high school diploma/equivalent and MN Driver’s license…

FirstNet Helps Tennessee Public Safety Respond to Tornado Damage (TN)

Throughout the night on March 2-3, 2020, a supercell thunderstorm traveled through the middle of Tennessee, producing several violent tornadoes that wrecked multiple buildings and took several lives. Shortly after midnight on March 3, an EF-3 tornado with winds up to 165 miles per hour carved a path over 50 miles long through Nashville, severely damaging the local airport. As the supercell moved east, an EF-4 tornado touched down near Putnam County, producing winds up to 175 miles per hour – the strongest tornado the nation has seen in nearly three years…

The EF-4 tornado destroyed over 100 structures, including part of a local public safety radio tower. With this critical component damaged, responders turned to FirstNet to communicate and carry out damage assessment. READ MORE

9-1-1 Telecommunicators Wanted. Will You Answer the Call? (PA)

The Montgomery County Department of Public Safety-Emergency Communications Division is an answering point for police, fire, emergency medical and emergency management services within Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Service is our one and only product and our continuing goal is to provide it at a level superior to any other communications center. This is achieved daily by our 9-1-1 Telecommunicators...