RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio — Marla Walker offers her thanks to Richmond Heights safety personnel who helped save the life of her son, Javon, on crutches, during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. (Photo Courtesy of Richmond Height Police Chief Thomas Wetzel)
Walker and his mother, Marla Walker, with their friends and family in the audience, thanked the safety workers for their efforts.
In order to give people a sense of the situation, Wetzel played for those in attendance the 911 call. He and Neumann praised Heights Hillcrest Communications Center dispatcher Amber Kirby for her work in advising those who were with Walker at the accident scene where to apply pressure and of measures to take to keep Walker alert until police and paramedics arrived…
With the impending relocation of the Pulaski County 911 Dispatch Center to the Hal Rogers Fire Training Center property coming closer, county officials are turning their attention to the coroner’s office which shares with 911 the current building off the East Ky. 194 bypass.
Last December, Judge-Executive Steve Kelley announced plans to take public safety and emergency management to the next level with several equipment upgrades and even a new location. With the move comes the installation of upgraded equipment for the 911 Center, including a new CAD (computer-aided dispatch) system, two-way radio consoles and a phone system. The new facility will also allow more space for the county’s new emergency operations center (EOC) and perhaps future growth as well…
Kelley has also asserted that the move would reduce the county’s debt service, and during Tuesday’s Fiscal Court meeting, he reiterated a desire to sell the current facility as soon as possible.
“Hopefully next month, we’ll be able to move our 911 call center and our EOC over to the new location,” Judge Kelley told magistrates. “Once we do that, we’ll start trying to find an exit strategy to liquidate the current building we have…which also houses our coroner’s office.”
The judge went on to say that the county will be looking for a place where Coroner Clyde Strunk can set up a new office.
“One of the options we have would be to build a small metal building that would meet his specifications for an office,” Judge Kelley added, asking the court for permission to advertise an RFP (Request For Proposals) for such a structure.
Kelley’s recommendation was approved unanimously on a motion from District 1 Magistrate Jason Turpen with a second from District 5 Magistrate Mike Strunk. Upon approval, the judge expected the RFP to be available in the coming week.
The names of the five finalists for Branch County 911 director become public Friday afternoon when county commissioners are scheduled to begin interviewing at 1:30 p.m.
County Administrator Bud Norman said these are the top candidates whittled down from the 29 original applicants through a two-panel screening process.
The applicants had varied backgrounds to head the consolidated emergency dispatch center for all of Branch County.
“They have been previous 911 directors, shift supervisors, lead dispatchers. IT directors,” Norman said…
PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has received a pair of offers from Seattle-area architects to design a joint Emergency Operations Center and 9-1-1 dispatch center in west Port Angeles.
The three commissioners Tuesday opened non-priced proposals from OAC Services, Inc. of Seattle and Lawhead Architects of Bellevue for the proposed joint public safety facility near William R. Fairchild International Airport.
“This is actually not a bid opening,” said Commissioner Mark Ozias, board chairman, after he and Commissioner Bill Peach each opened manila envelopes from the firms…
The Randolph County Commission is letting about $2.4 million gift coming from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) rest in its bank account as they are cautiously optimistic about making definitive plans on how to spend these funds within its jurisdiction. Another $2.4 million in ARPA monies is expected to be handed to the county within the next 5 years.
Despite having this substantial amount of extra monies not planned for sitting in its coffer, the county government is anxiously waiting to learn and accurately interpret federal guidelines about how ARPA monies can be spent…
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Marla Walker offers her thanks to Richmond Heights safety personnel who helped save the life of her son, Javon, on crutches, during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. (Photo Courtesy of Richmond Height Police Chief Thomas Wetzel)
