Arlington County’s public safety agencies have come together to organize participation in the relief efforts for Ukraine.
The County’s Fire Department, Police Department, Sheriff’s Office, and Department of Public Safety Communications & Emergency Management are donating equipment, medical supplies, and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to first responders in Ukraine.
For this initiative, Arlington is coordinating with United Help Ukraine, a grassroots, entirely volunteer-based organization that will handle the shipping of the donated goods, including 200,000 disposable gowns, 9,000 Particulate Respirator N95s, 19,000 latex gloves, more than 100 ballistic vests, 150 sets of firefighting gear and breathing apparatus, and two pallets of firefighting hand tools…
BOZEMAN – More calls are being made to 911 and Gallatin County Dispatch has been answering those calls. An influx of new population and more tourism has meant more calls are coming in, sometimes on purpose or even on accident.
“We wanted the community to see what we are doing and what accomplishments we had and how we are being good stewards of the tax dollars,” says Tim Martindale, director of Gallatin County 911.
Gallatin County dispatch released its 2021 annual report. The report shows a steady increase in calls to 911.
“Looking back seeing the big jump came between 2018 and 2021,” says Martindale…
Monticello Police Department Chief Jason Akers wants to welcome our newest Dispatcher, Ms. Shaneikua Stewart to the MPD team!
Ms. Stewart is a 2014 graduate of UAM, where she received her Bachelors Degree in General Studies.
Shaneikua was raised in Dermott comes to MPD from the McGehee Police Department where she served as the Senior 911 Dispatcher…
Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) kicks off its inaugural Emergency Communications Month. Through its emergency communications mission, CISA supports and promotes the ability of emergency response providers across the nation to communicate in the event of a natural disaster, terrorist act, or other hazard. CISA also provides various resources and guidance for stakeholders to establish emergency communications infrastructure and protocols…
A state Comptroller investigation released Monday morning alleges that former Hawkins County 911 director Gay Murrell permitted violations of payroll and leave disbursements that resulted in thousands of dollars in unauthorized expenditures.
The investigation was initiated after district officials identified and reported questionable purchases. The investigation was limited to selected records for the period July 2017 through March 2020…
