MIDLAND, Tx. (KOSA) – When disasters hits close to home, they are often the first people we reach out to for help.
Marquez said even with months of
training and years of experience a first responder is never fully ready
for a mass shooting event.
It has been just a couple of days since a mass shooter took
7 people’s lives here in the Permian Basin. A Midland dispatcher shares
her story about the events that took place during that and the chaos
that followed shortly after.
Are you a Canadian citizen or permanent resident with a high school education and proficiency in the English language?
If so, the B.C. RCMP has a job opportunity for you.
The Mounties are looking to hire new dispatchers in British Columbia,
and they’re promising a “modernized and streamlined” application process
for new recruits.
On Wednesday, the B.C. RCMP announced the launch of a new dispatcher recruitment website, bcrcmp911.ca, which provides information about the job and the application process to prospective employees.
Dalton Fire Chief Todd Pangle honored Whitfield County 911 dispatcher
Nicole Talman with a Citizen Recognition Award at a recent meeting of
the Dalton Public Safety Commission.
“Our 911 dispatchers do a
great job helping to keep our community safe,” Pangle said, “and at (the
Aug. 27) meeting of the Dalton Public Safety Commission we were able to
honor one of them for her role in saving the life of a young child.”
CLEARLAKE, Calif. – On Wednesday, the Clearlake Police Department took a
key step in its plans to improve services to the community by beginning
its function as a primary public safety answering point.
Before
Wednesday, when individuals dialed 911 in the city of Clearlake, their
calls were routed to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office Central Dispatch
for police matters and then transferred to the Clearlake Police
Department.
The circuitous process included delays and prevented
dispatchers from accessing automated caller location information,
including from cellular callers, with dispatchers having to then ask
more questions to know whether the call was for police or fire, the
latter being relayed to Cal Fire’s St. Helena dispatch.
PORTLAND, Ore. – After falling victim to thieves who stole her brand
new bicycle, a 12-year-old girl experienced an incredible act of
generosity from those who handled the theft case.
The girl called
911 after someone took her bike, which she had left locked outside a
Portland-area grocery store. Officer Dustin Lauritzon drove her home. He
was with her when she told her grandmother, who had been saving up to
buy the bike so the girl could ride to school.
Learn about current efforts to continue to protect the 4.9 GHz Band for public safety as well as recent filings, key decisions impacting these efforts, and how you can support PSSA’s initiative to protect the 4.9 GHz band for public safety.
