Portsmouth 911 center to get technology upgrade (VA)
The work should be completed within four to nine months. Until it’s is complete, if you have a general, non-emergency question for the city, dial 311.
Adopt a dispatcher: Celebrating headset heroes (AL)
Most people call 911 during the worst part of their day, but they never see the person who sent the first responders out. Did you ever wonder who is on the other end of the phone?
Chambers County 911 Communications is celebrating this year’s National Dispatchers Week from April 9 to April 15 to “adopt a dispatcher” as a way of honoring the dispatchers who help to save lives every day.
Broward Sheriff’s Office Agrees to Contract Terms to Operate 911 System as Deadline Nears (FL)
With Friday being the deadline for the Broward Sheriff’s Office to decide whether it would continue providing 911 services to the county, terms of a deal have reportedly been reached.
‘I’ve dialed 911 15 times:’ Portsmouth residents give feedback on 911 wait times (VA)
PORTSMOUTH, Va – In an empowerment forum Thursday night in Portsmouth, residents addressed their concerns about 911 dispatch times to the city’s 911 administrator, Paula Garner, and City Manager Mimi Terry.
‘They need our support now more than ever,’ Shapiro says, promoting 911 spending plan (PA)
Kimberly Wilson never saw herself working in emergency services, but since becoming a 911 dispatcher in Montgomery County two years ago, she found her calling and never looked back.
