DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY – RED LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS (MN)

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT

DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY

RED LAKE BAND OF CHIPPEWA INDIANS

Open: May 18, 2020

Closing: June 15, 2020 @ 3:00 p.m.

To plan, develop, budget and implement a comprehensive law enforcement and criminal activity prevention program for the Tribe. This involves complex and diverse activities and functions including the consideration of short and long range tribal goals and priorities for the prevention…

NENA Announces New Online Training Program for 9-1-1 Professionals

With many people still facing travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, NENA: The 9-1-1 Association is proud to launch a slate of instructor-led online (ILO) courses that enable 9-1-1 professionals to receive NENA’s industry-best education and training content in a virtual classroom.

Starting Thursday, May 28, NENA will offer 13 of its most popular in-person courses in the ILO environment, featuring live instruction, two-way interaction, and group activities. The courses will be held every Thursday into the summer from 10AM until 4PM…

Emergency Communication Lateral Police Dispatch Trainee (OR)

This is a trainee position for journey level emergency communications dispatchers from other jurisdictions who have gained the skills via training and employment in order to effectively perform dispatching work in the field of emergency communications, with the exception of fire dispatch. Incumbents are responsible for participating in formal classroom training, on-the-job-training, simulation training and directed self-study. Prior to promotion to the police dispatcher…

Arlington 911 Call Center Evacuated (VA)

Arlington’s Emergency Communications Center (ECC), which handles 911 calls and the dispatching of emergency personnel, was evacuated late Friday afternoon, ARLnow has learned.

The evacuation happened around 4 p.m. Police officers were told during that time to restrict all radio transmissions to emergency traffic only. There was no indication that the disruption affected any crucial police operations.

A county spokeswoman tells ARLnow that the evacuation was due to a possible coronavirus case.

Regional Emergency Communications Center complete (MA)

The board first made a public recognition of first responders, health de­part­ment staff and volunteers for their hard work during the COVID-19 health crisis.

The Regional Emergen­cy Communications Cen­ter on Whipple Road next to the DPW is complete, with just a few final de­tails to be completed over the next month. The new director, Kevin Lessard, has been working since January to operationalize emergency communications for Tewks­bury and Dracut.