TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) — As numerous global services recover from the tech outage, local law enforcement agencies are regrouping as well.
911 dispatch centers across Southern Arizona felt the impact firsthand.
The good news for both the City of Tucson and Pima County- 911 calls were not affected. However, the way dispatchers are trained to handle those calls were.
On July 17, 2024, The Prescott Regional Communications Center (PRCC) was awarded full accreditation status through Arizona Law Enforcement Accreditation Program (ALEAP), Emergency Communications Centers Accreditation Program. This accomplishment makes PRCC the first and only regional, multi-jurisdictional, multi-discipline communications center in the State of Arizona to receive this prestigious recognition.
Palo Alto, CA – U.S. Congresswoman Anna G. Eshoo (CA-16) issued the following statement in response to the Federal Communication Commission’s vote to adopt the first nationwide Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG911) transition rules to expedite the nationwide transition to NG911:
Vermont’s Public Safety Communications Task Force announced that it has hired a provider to assess the state’s emergency communications across the board, including the capabilities of each of the 38 emergency communications centers (ECCs) statewide.
