After years of construction, Shenandoah County has officially begun operating its new $12 million 911 radio system.
At 6 a.m. Wednesday, the Shenandoah County Emergency Communications Center said goodbye to its old system and flipped the switch on the new one.
A 5-month-old chocolate Labrador puppy will soon become Maine’s first official comfort dog.
Baxter will serve Maine’s three emergency communication centers, where he will offer comfort and support for dispatchers, according to Shannon Moss, a spokesperson for the Maine Department of Public Safety.
Most dogs like to lie around the house, chew on toys, and get lots of attention. A dog in Norman has learned some new tricks at the emergency dispatch center. Emergency dispatchers carry tons of weight on their shoulders and at the Norman Emergency Communications Center, you don’t have to tell them twice.”Inherently, it’s a very stressful job.
UVALDE — Uvalde is getting an upgraded emergency communications center — and it won’t cost taxpayers a dime. But the improvements won’t cure the radio “dead spots” that hampered the police response to the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School.
The nonprofit National Emergency Number Association will remodel the city’s communications center, which was established after the 9/11 terrorist attacks and has been in need of improvements for years. It serves the Uvalde Police Department, EMS and the Uvalde County Sheriff’s Office.
LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Niagara County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center can now receive “Text to 9-1-1” calls from cell phones in the county.
