The Montgomery County Emergency Communications District, which handles 911 and dispatching services for the county, had its fiscal year 2023-24 budget denied on Aug. 8 by county commissioners over a staffing and pay dispute with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office.
SAFECOM and the National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators (NCSWIC) would like to congratulate Mark Buchholz on his award. During the Spring SAFECOM Bi-Annual Meeting on May 10, 2023, in Pasadena, California, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recognized SAFECOM member, Mark Buchholz, for his contributions to the 911 community.
ST. LOUIS – An internal memo distributed to St. Louis police officers—and obtained by the FOX Files—reveals there were not enough dispatchers in the city this past Saturday evening.
A portion of the memo reads, “Please keep in mind that we have one dispatcher handling three different radio channels. If you have an emergency and cannot get on the air, utilize your emergency button.”
As part of a pilot program that rethinks some responsibilities traditionally handled by police, a community crisis response team run out of the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services has started responding to some 911 calls related to behavioral health and quality-of-life issues.
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – Public safety telecommunicators utilizing APCO’s IntelliComm software can now quickly direct 9-1-1 callers during time-critical cardiac emergencies to the closest automated external defibrillator (AED). The life-saving advancement comes from the implementation of an AED geolocation plan between APCO’s IntelliComm and the PulsePoint Foundation.
