The statewide public safety answering point consolidation plan report Federal Engineering presented the Arkansas 911 Board earlier this summer recommended the city of Hot Springs move its PSAP into Garland County’s 911 Communications Center.
The recommendation took the city by surprise, given that Federal Engineering advised it to expand the PSAP/dispatch center inside the police department as part of the more than $6 million communications upgrade the city’s been working on since 2017. That expense included the $415,062 contract the Hot Springs Board of Directors awarded Federal Engineering for consulting services.
Federal Engineering is the company “we used to come up with our radio communication plan as well as our PSAP dispatch plan,” City Manager Bill Burrough told the board at its 2022 goal setting/budget priorities work session last month. “We’ve invested several million dollars in our communication and 911 dispatch center…
The last time St. Joseph County officials considered carving out a chunk of income tax money to pay for the 911 dispatch center, the plan stalled after backlash from libraries, townships and other public agencies that would lose money.
Now, officials are once again moving forward with the plan, which would set up a dedicated funding stream for the 911 center by diverting income tax money that goes to a wide range of public bodies.
That would mean big savings for the county and Mishawaka city governments — but would require smaller government units to share the cost of the 911 center for the first time by giving up some of their income tax money…
AT&T on Monday said first responders that are signed on to FirstNet now have access to its low-band flavor of 5G in 10 cities.
In the 10 locations, FirstNet users can tap the carrier’s sub-6 GHz 5G spectrum, and they include: Austin; Charlotte, North Carolina; Cleveland; Dallas; El Paso, Texas; Houston; Knoxville; Phoenix; Raleigh, North Carolina; and San Antonio.
AT&T had trialed 5G for FirstNet users in Houston back in April. And AT&T already opened 5G using millimeter wave spectrum (branded 5G+) to first responders via FirstNet earlier this year in parts of 38 cities and 20 venues. AT&T expects to add two more cities to that tally and 20 more venues (for a total of 40) by the end of 2021…
HOLBROOK — The Holbrook Regional Emergency Communications Center is pleased to announce that Director Stephan Hooke was honored earlier this week by several local and state representatives regarding him being named 2021 International Director of the Year by the Association of Public Safety Communications Professionals (APCO) earlier this year.
Hooke was joined by his family, friends and colleagues at the Wednesday, Aug. 11 Holbrook Select Board meeting to receive the recognition. Following an introduction of the APCO award by HRECC Deputy Director Lauren Mielke, Select Board Chair Daniel Lee spoke of the many accomplishments Hooke has earned over the years and the work he has done promoting and furthering regional emergency dispatch throughout the area…
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) – City of Lawton officials said some firefighters and city workers will fill staff vacancies at the Emergency Communications Center.
The firefighters and other staff members who are familiar with the inner workings of the center have been answering calls since earlier this month.
But they said no fire stations or trucks have had to stand down because of this extra help…
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