WASHBURN, Wisc. (Northern News Now) – A groundbreaking milestone in Wisconsin’s emergency response system was achieved Monday with the launch of the state’s first two-county consolidated 911 dispatch center, serving Ashland and Bayfield counties.
This historic initiative represents a significant advancement in public safety and operational efficiency in emergency services throughout the region.
Staff at the Morgan County Emergency Communications Center in downtown Berkeley Springs had a pretty good idea last year – to start a foster program for dogs in partnership with Morgan County Animal Control.
Communications at the scene were hindered. Jensen and three other city cops were unable to talk by radio with the three Onondaga County sheriff’s deputies at the scene, according to the AG report. City police officials said they are revising their communications policy to try to prevent similar confusion in the future.
Thanks to a grant of nearly $1 million, Fairfax County’s emergency response stands to capitalize on recent gains in artificial intelligence.
The county’s Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC) is partnering with George Mason University’s Center for Resilient and Sustainable Communities (C-RASC) for a project that will embrace AI solutions to tackle challenges faced by emergency communications systems across the region.
One dark day two years ago, Brooke Bodden tried to end it all, but with the timely intervention of her mother and the guidance of a 911 dispatcher, the 16-year-old was revived, granting her a new lease on life.
“I was really, really grateful because obviously when all of that happened I had wanted to die so much. But they not only saved me physically, I feel like they also saved me mentally and gave me another chance at living,” Bodden, 18, said as she spoke with the Cayman Compass recently about her experience.
