Dispatchers speak on tense moments during Atlanta shooting (GA)
ATLANTA – It was all hands on deck Wednesday inside Atlanta’s 911 dispatch center. They received nearly two thousands calls during the active shooter incident.
City of Reno dispatchers to provide backup emergency medical dispatch (NV)
The City of Reno is proud to announce that its dispatchers will provide emergency medical dispatch to quickly identify a caller’s medical emergency and deliver potentially life-saving verbal instructions prior to emergency medical services (EMS) arriving. As the Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for all initial 911 calls placed in the City of Reno, Reno Dispatch will now serve as a backup for medical calls.
Austin Police sergeants work overtime on emergency dispatch to fill vacancies (TX)
Several sergeants with the Austin Police Department (APD) are working overtime taking 9-1-1 calls to fill vacant dispatch positions amid the ongoing staffing crisis in the city.
Bristol Twp. Woman Accused Of Making More Than 1000 Calls To Dispatchers Around Country (PA)
A Bristol Township woman is accused of making more than 1,000 calls to emergency dispatchers locally and around the nation.
Erica Lynn Saresky, 27, of Bristol Township’s Levittown section, was charged this week via summons with communications with 9-1-1, harassment, and disorderly conduct.
Authorities investigate more phone shenanigans (WY)
Local law enforcement agencies continue to receive bogus phone calls, and they don’t know why.
Police Chief Sean Bissett last week told Buffalo City Council members that Johnson County dispatchers received three phone calls between April 16 and of April 17 connecting the Johnson County Dispatch Center to other dispatch centers throughout the country.
