CAPE MAY – Cape May‘s decision whether to move to Cape May County central dispatch was made for it by a bolt of lightning.
A direct lightning strike hit Cape May City Hall, at 5:30 p.m. July 20. According to City Manager Mike Voll, the strike fried all the equipment in the police department’s dispatch unit.
Police kept 911 operational by switching to a more antiquated radio system. Voll said the damaged equipment is beyond repair…
CARTHAGE, Mo. — The fire departments, law enforcement agencies and ambulance services in Jasper County face big changes in communications technology in the next few years, and officials say keeping up will take money.
The Jasper County Emergency Services Dispatch Board is seeking a sales tax hike from a tenth of a percent to a quarter of a percent.
Voters across Jasper County on Tuesday will see the following question on the ballot: “Shall the Jasper County Emergency Services 9-1-1 Board, through its Board of Directors, be permitted to increase its current sales tax rate of one-tenth (1/10th) of one percent to a sales tax of up to and not to exceed one-quarter (1/4th) of one percent of taxable sales for infrastructure, a countywide public safety radio system and to ensure rapid dispatching of all 9-1-1 calls and non emergency calls for service to law enforcement, emergency medical services and fire protection?” …
Mounties in Grand Forks and the West Boundary are encouraging the public to “make the right” call when it comes to non-emergencies.
Phoning 911 to report things like suspicious vehicles or noise complaints unnecessarily ties up dispatch operators who need to focus on urgent calls, Grand Forks RCMP’s Sgt. Darryl Peppler told the Gazette.
Peppler qualified that Mounties aren’t hoping for fewer calls, only that people put their calls to the proper channels. “We want to educate people in the hope that they’ll understand when to use 911 and when to use other resources,” he explained…
A part-time pilot program aimed at reducing Columbus police response to non-threatening calls involving mental health, drug addiction or other social issues is showing promising early results, Mayor Andrew J. Ginther said Thursday.
The Alternative Response Pilot Program, which aims to provide “more robust and precise emergency-response experiences citywide while reducing reliance on city police and fire in matters where other city or social services are better suited to resolve the situation,” has only been up and running on a limited basis for about a month, after an initial two-week training period…
Phone service provider issues at 911 dispatch centers in Gallatin and Park counties, along with West Yellowstone, are the main reason for people experiencing troubles calling emergency services.
Though it is not a complete outage for 911 calls, some callers may run into busy signals or not have their caller ID and location registered by emergency dispatchers. Callers experiencing issues can still text 911 in Gallatin County, Park County and West Yellowstone. Texts should include details like what is happening and the texter’s exact location…
