MARION — Marion Public Safety 911 and the Marion Police Department will be adding several new employees next fiscal year, along with some other city departments, to better serve the fast-growing city.
Positions approved for Marion’s Public Safety 911 and the Marion Police Department are important as the department works to maintain a two person minimum in 24/7 staffing, especially in the dispatch center…
FAIRFIELD — Solano County supervisors allocated $107,165 to demolish the radio tower on the roof of the Criminal Justice Data Center and construct a new tower to support the regional radio public safety system.
The board was told this is the final link to creating a two-path communication system that links the entire county with uninterruptible radio service for emergency communications.
ANFORD — After 11 years with the Hanford Police Department, Liliana McFarland earned her biggest commendation to date.
McFarland, a communications dispatcher for the HPD, was named the Dispatcher of the Year for her agency.
“I’m thankful that they do see the work that I’ve put into the dispatch center here at Hanford,” McFarland said. “Of all the different projects that I’ve done and all the different kind of training things that I’ve done to help with our department this past year, it feels good to be appreciated for it and to not be…
As the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States, daily life has shifted; more people are working from home, and formerly bustling cities are shut down while government takes measures to slow the spread. Amid these changes, public health and safety agencies are increasingly important as they continue to share information with the public and guide them to the right resources — just as they do in all emergency situations.
However, public safety agencies can no longer rely on traditional communication methods to reach the public. Instead, they should turn to emergency communications technologies, like mass notification systems, to both calm and redirect residents to accurate and up-to-date information…
In this episode, JEMS Editor Emeritus A.J. Heightman interviews Dr. Jeff Clawson, Jerry Overton, Greg Scott, Brian Dale and Christopher Olola, PhD, from the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) and the IAED Research, Standards, and Academics Division. They discuss emergency medical dispatch centers playing a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, “Protocol 36,” and what the future might hold for EMS Systems, dispatch and deployment of resources…
