A 10 million dollar investment into the safety & security of Lafayette Parish’s community comes in the form of a new, 23,000 SF, state-of-the-art 911 communications building that will soon be constructed at 1810 W Willow Street.
The Phoenix Police Department announced that they would dedicate a new “quiet room” for dispatchers to help them deal with the stress of the job
East Texas Council of Governments’ Regional 9-1-1 Program is pleased to announce the availability of Text to 9-1-1 service in Anderson, Camp, Cherokee, Gregg, Marion, Panola, Rains, Upshur, Van Zandt and Wood Counties. Text to 9-1-1 is a service that allows citizens to send a text message directly to 9-1-1 for assistance in the event they are unable to make a voice call.
“To ensure the new service functions properly in our 9-1-1 district, our process was to drive the ETCOG region and test Text to 9-1-1 with the four major wireless carriers: AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon,” said ETCOG’s Director of Public Safety, Stephanie Heffner. “Once that process was completed, we conducted training with our 9-1-1 call centers. We are now making efforts to inform the public that Text to 9-1-1 is available for use.”
Emergency dispatchers in Phoenix who handle 911 calls will have a place to decompress. The Phoenix Police Department on Tuesday will dedicate a new “quiet room” for 911 operators. Police Chief Jeri Williams and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego will be on hand for the ceremony.
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — The final call for Joseph Miller was played in Grand Traverse County Saturday.
Miller worked in public safety for 25 years, 21 of them for Grand Traverse County Central Dispatch.
Miller and his girlfriend Rene Hoxie-Papineau were killed in a motorcycle crash on Labor Day.
Rene Hoxie-Papineau, 62, died on September 1 after the motorcycle she was riding on crashed in Benzie County. Hoxie-Papineau was the Evidence and Property Room Manager for the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office since 2002. (Jowett Family Funeral Home photo)
