Police Dispatcher Trainee | Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Police Dispatcher Trainee | Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Yellowknife (Northwest Territories)
PO-TCO-01 – LES-TO-01
$51,673 to $60,453 (per annum, plus applicable allowances. Salary under review.)
>> Applicants who have been screened in will be required to attend a career presentation, and only those that attend a career presentation will be considered for registration for the Criticall exam. For residents outside of Yellowknife NT, the career presentation can be done virtually. Screened in applicants will be contacted to inform them of the date and time of the next career presentation…

APCO International Releases 6th Edition of Communications Training Officer Course

Alexandria, Va. – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International has recently launched an update to the APCO Communications Training Officer (CTO) course. This course provides comprehensive training to experienced telecommunicators on the roles and responsibilities of CTOs in running an agency’s one-on-one training program. Previous editions of the CTO program have been implemented in hundreds of agencies nationwide. Two versions of the updated course are available: CTO 6th Edition and CTO 6th Edition Instructor. Delivery begins in January 2022, and both are now open for registration…

$95M bond measure proposed for Lewisville public safety complex would not affect city’s tax rate (TX)

This conceptual rendering shows one possible design for the new Lewisville fire administration building and Central Fire Station being proposed as part of the new public safety complex. (Rendering courtesy city of Lewisville)

The city of Lewisville is looking to replace its aging police and fire departments along Main Street with a new public safety complex.The new complex would house the dispatch center and emergency operations center with backup generator power and the ability to withstand tornado-force winds…

Wireless carriers to discontinue 3G networks by 2022 (IL)

Wireless carriers to discontinue 3G networks by 2022 (IL)

According to the Van Buren Township Dispatch and the Public Safety Department, many wireless carriers will discontinue 3G wireless connections in 2022.

Older style 3G models of Tracfones, flip phones, Jitterbugs, etc. will be discontinued as early as January 2022.

According to Van Buren Township police, those 3G devices will not only be disabled from normal use but will also be unable to call or dial 9-1-1…

Dispatch upgrade to improve response, communication (OK)

Dispatch upgrade to improve response, communication (OK)

The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office will soon implement a technology software that promises to improve dispatch response to people in distress.

A contract with Central Square Technologies will cost the county $638,723. The Cleveland County Board of Commissioners approved the allocation at its Monday meeting.

“The Sheriff’s Office needed a database that would be an all-encompassing system. Currently, we are operating out of multiple systems which means duplicating work and loss of valuable time,” Sheriff Chris Amason said in a prepared statement.

Ultimately the service will mean the county saves money, District 1 Rod Cleveland said, noting the county streamlines services offered by computer-aided dispatch and jail management software. It also “functions on a standardized protocol for all other law enforcement” in Oklahoma including Norman police, he said…