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.
“Here’s an example of the way this works,’ explained Tifani Amberson, lead dispatcher at the Mineral County Sheriff’s Office. “Remember the big forest fires of 2017 up Sunrise Creek and the Lozeau area? That big fire and a lot of places needed to evacuate. As long as you have a profile with us on Smart 911 (also known as Reverse 911), I would be able to send you an alert that says, ‘Pre-Evacuate Notice, or Must Evacuate Notice’ through your cellphone, text, landline or email. Or all four to cover all bases.
