NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJMN) – Construction is under way in Negaunee Township on a state of the art, regional communications center for state police and the agencies they support.
Any time troopers, K-9’s, air or water support are dispatched in the U.P. those calls come out from the Negaunee post. MSP dispatchers along with the Marquette County Emergency Dispatch will have a space inside. The new technology will help them provide better communication to troopers and improve service to the community…
WEST OLIVE — The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners passed a 911 plan for the county Tuesday that brings documentation up-to-date with the latest technology used by the Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority.
The OCCDA recently completed a switchover from copper landline technology to fiber-optic cables at the end of 2021, according to OCCDA Executive Director Peter McWatters, and the new 911 plan acknowledges the new technology and its capabilities…
Clearfield County Commissioners awarded a bid for completion of a communications tower sited on land owned by the Moshannon Valley School District. During Tuesday’s meeting, the board said the award is contingent on a review and final approval of the offer by county Solicitor Heather Bozovich.
Only one bid was received for the project from Tower Services Unlimited, Harrisburg, who submitted a proposal for $87,705…
The Hawai‘i Police Department has been plagued by staffing shortages from various departments for several years.
Over the past couple of years, HPD has struggled to hire and retain sworn and unsworn employees. Overall, the department has 53 sworn position vacancies and 32 non-sworn positions. Dispatch currently has the most openings among non-sworn employees with 16 vacancies.
“I think the large number of vacancies in dispatch is the biggest concern, as well as the criminalist and IT positions,” said Lt. Rio Amon-Wilkins…
11Alive investigators traveled to Tucson, Arizona to see its program that embeds mental health professionals in the emergency response process.
TUCSON, Ariz. — People call 911 in crisis. While many people associate the number with a crime or medical emergency involving physical health, that number is increasingly being used to address mental health issues as well.
Athens-Clarke County dispatch said for them, one in every three calls has some time of mental health tie. That’s why they and other metro communities are now considering whether to embed a mental health clinician in the 911 process…
Learn about current efforts to continue to protect the 4.9 GHz Band for public safety as well as recent filings, key decisions impacting these efforts, and how you can support PSSA’s initiative to protect the 4.9 GHz band for public safety.
