In a divided decision, the Supreme Court of Iowa reversed the ruling of the Scott County district court denying workers’ compensation benefits to a 911 dispatcher diagnosed with PTSD.
Cumberland County is now part of a regional effort to replace phone systems used for answering 911 calls.
The county commissioners recently approved a resolution to enter into an inter-governmental agreement with the South-Central Inter-County Communications Network or SCIC-Net, Director of Public Safety Bob Shively said Monday.
Tommy Sanchez, the new district director for the Valencia Regional Emergency Communications Center, plans to apply for accreditation of the center to show it is operating at its highest level of efficiency.
The Dallas Police and Fire-Rescue departments are the latest in a growing number of U.S. public safety agencies to start using what3words, a geocoding technology that uses unique sequences of three random dictionary words to reference locations of emergency scenes and personnel.
Revelations from an internal union audit last month that found financial mismanagement at Local 1549 at District Council 37 have buoyed efforts among 911 dispatchers and operators to secede from the local and pursue other options within DC 37, THE CITY has learned.
Among the options workers are exploring: Creating a new DC 37 local for the city’s 1,600 911 dispatchers, or to align themselves with another DC 37 local representing first responders.
