CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio — On the heels of North Olmsted approving the hand-over of its 911 dispatch duties to a regionalized response center, News 5 learned a handful of other communities may soon be dialing into a similar debate.
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced a combined $100 million in state funding has been awarded to 57 counties and New York City to enhance emergency communications as part of the Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant (SICG) program. These programs aid municipalities in enhancing their emergency response capabilities by investing in public safety communications networks across the state.
Monday morning the Marshall County Commissioners heard from two towns that are frustrated with the service they are receiving from the Marshall County Dispatch Center, noting the lack of communication and need for additional training of dispatchers.
Ginny Munroe, Culver Town Manager attended with Culver Police Chief Wayne Bean and EMS Director Jeff Koon. Issues were brought to the attention of the Culver Town Council during a recent public meeting by Culver-Union Township Fire Chief Terry Wakefield.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Anchorage residents experiencing emergencies will be unable to call 911 and need to call 311 instead.
In a community alert, Anchorage police wrote that people will be unable to reach emergency dispatchers by calling 911, and will instead need to call the 311 number “due to an ACS Network outage based in the Lower 48.”
Making sure they’ve left no stone unturned, Randolph County Commissioners met with Linn County 911 Director Shelby Creed this month to discuss 911 emergency dispatch services.
The Randolph County Commission wants to patch all the holes in its emergency system using millions of dollars in federal COVID relief funds. The county has paid for consultants and has offered new equipment to the sheriff’s department, the Moberly police department, the county’s fire departments and the Randolph County ambulance district.
