ACCOMAC, Va. – The Eastern Shore is getting $8.2 million in federal dollars to overhaul the region’s 911 system, which local leaders say is much needed.
Rep. Elaine Luria (D-Va.) presented local leaders and first responders with a ceremonial check on Monday morning.
“That call has to get to somebody, so making that investment for this system was truly a no-brainer,” Luria said…
Almost 90 percent of Americans believe they can get instructions on how to perform CPR if needed, when they call 911. The reality is, only 50-60 percent of dispatchers are trained to give those instructions.
The American Heart Association is backing legislation to require that dispatchers be trained to provide CPR instruction, or be able to quickly transfer callers to someone who can. Justin Bell, regional vice president of advocacy at the American Heart Association, said over-the-phone instruction is vital, even if the caller already knows what they’re doing…
South Bend Police are crediting St. Joseph County 911 for helping nab a burglary suspect.
It was around 1:45 a.m. on Monday, April 18, when officers were sent to a business in the 800 block of S. Michigan Street to investigate a possible burglary. The business owner was watching surveillance cameras from home saw an individual inside his business and called 911.
Two officers arrived on scene while the dispatcher stayed on the line with the owner who was watching the camera feed… READ MORE
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – All this week is National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (NPSTW). The event is observed every second week in April to honor those tele-communicators who help save millions of lives every day, according to National Today.
Every day in Pocatello, the dispatch team answers hundreds of 911 and non-emergency calls. Not only do they dispatch for police and fire for the City of Pocatello, they also dispatch for EMS and all of Bannock County…
There is no doubt that technology has advanced at a tremendous rate in the last 20 years. We literally carry portable supercomputers with us everywhere, keeping us connected to the entire planet with nothing more than a small digital keyboard, and the days of pay-per-text cellular service are long gone.
Text messaging may be one of the greatest advances in communication technology, allowing us to express our thoughts, feelings, and ideas directly from our minds to our fingertips and, ultimately, to the eyes or ears of the recipient of the message. those messages…
