CAMDEN COUNTY, GA- Thebrunswicknews.com writes that a crash left a 911 dispatcher dead this week on Interstate 95. The victim had just finished her shift with the Camden County Sheriff’s Office in Woodbine. The woman entered a construction zone where she collided with a tractor-trailer that was traveling at a slow rate of speed. The incident occurred in the early morning…
As 911 emergency calls began pouring in to Williamson County’s Emergency Communications Center on Saturday, May 1, 2010, so did flood waters.
Operators managed an unprecedented 50 calls an hour while rising water collected at their feet in the basement of the Williamson County Administrative Complex. Staff rushed to pump out the water with a hose…
Courtney Doberstein has been selected as the new director of the Harrisonburg Rockingham Emergency Communications Center.
“One of the reasons I was attracted to this position is because I operate collaboratively, and was really drawn in and felt a shared vision
as I researched this position and talked to a few contacts within the 9-1-1 industry from the Virginia area,” Doberstein, who will begin in
her new position on June 15, said. “I have also been following not only HRECC on social media but the city as well and I just continue to
see evidence of collaboration. I can already see the team of…
Doctors, nurses and other health care workers are seen as front-line heroes caring for thousands of people who contracted the coronavirus, but other essential workers are also continuing the daily grind behind the scenes.
One such person is Donna Perkins, who’s currently responsible for Prince George’s County’s COVID-19 dashboard that highlights demographics, age, zip code and other data. Meanwhile, Gevonia Whittington directs the county’s Office of Homeland Security, which oversees the offices of Emergency Management and Public Safety Communications, or 911…
CHICAGO – April 29, 2020
– Motorola Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MSI) today announced Safe Schools, an integrated solution that combines video, data, analytics and voice to help schools secure their campus perimeter, control access to buildings, quickly communicate with local law enforcement and increase operational efficiency. For students, parents, school officials and community members, Safe Schools helps to create a more secure environment from the moment a visitor enters the campus. From artificial intelligence enabled video analytics alerting school officials of suspicious activity to seamless communication with local law enforcement, each element of the solution is built to enhance security, as well…
