It is considered one of the most stressful jobs in America, they work at all hours of the day and night, they will remain on the phone with someone as long as they are needed and they respond to every type of emergency call, reacting with lightning speed. They are the telecommunicators, but most know them more commonly as dispatchers.
National Public Safety Telecommunications Week (NPSTW) is observed every second week in the month of April to recognize, appreciate and celebrate the work of telecommunicators helping to save lives every day…
ITHACA, N.Y. — A white SUV drove straight into the corner of Bangs’ Ambulance’s office and dispatch building on Tuesday.
“It shook the whole building,” said Meghan Bangs, Human Resource Manager and EMT for her family’s business.
As one would expect, the response time was in seconds flat from Bangs, which keeps an ambulance at the ready at the offices located within the 200 block on Green Street…
“RCPD has held Law Enforcement Accreditation for a long time and we’ve seen the benefit of having those standards,” said RCPD Support Captain Brad Jager. “We want to ensure the same professional level of service to the community with our Dispatchers who are the initial First Responders for Riley County…
As costs continue to rise and people check every bill for savings, you might find yourself reviewing your cell phone statement for relief. Have you noticed the line item, “NJ 911 System / Emergency Response Fee”? This small fee is a tax collected by service providers and paid to the state with the intent of the monies being distributed to support 9-1-1 services and infrastructure. However, in New Jersey, only 11% is being used for these public safety purposes while the rest is being diverted into the state budget. For over a decade, Trenton politicians of both political parties have used these dollars for their own agendas. This must stop…
By mid-2024, the financial operations of Portland’s four public safety bureaus will live under one roof: the Community Safety Division. That’s if all goes according to a plan laid out by Mike Myers, Portland’s community safety transition director.
Myers began serving in his current role last April, about five years after the city hired him as fire chief in 2016. In that role, he drew on his prior experience as fire chief in Las Vegas, which has a city manager governance structure as opposed to the commission system in Portland, wherein commissioners supervise and protect a portfolio of bureaus. (Portland is the last remaining large city in the nation with such a structure…
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.
