Williamsport, Pa. – Lycoming County’s public safety department is changing the way in which citizens may report emergencies.
According to a release issued by the department, Lycoming County is now using ‘Text-to-911’, with all four of its carriers deployed.
The county says they will be using AT&T, Sprint, T Mobile, and Verizon as carriers.
Just as in a voice call, the telecommunicator will continue to ask more questions about your emergency – confirming your location, the people involved, and other details that are important to responders…
The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce on Friday honored dozens of law enforcement and public safety workers on Friday in an annual recognition event.
The 16th Annual Public Safety Awards presentation was produced in advance and posted on YouTube.
The honorees were:
911 Emergency Communications Center
• Public Safety Emergency Communications Specialists Tamara Gual, Hayley Nelson, Diana Morales and Cameron Ivory received a meritorious service citation for helping parents deliver babies in cars four separate times in 2020, including once along the side of I-270…
Hudson’s fire station headquarters sit at 296 Cox Street.
(Photo/Laura Hayes)
HUDSON – A major upgrade to Hudson’s public safety radio system is nearly complete.
It offers the police and fire departments higher performance and greater reliability while allowing them to more easily communicate with public works and Hudson Light and Power personnel.
The old public safety radio system dates back to the early 2000s and was purchased from Motorola. As the years went by, however, the company stopped selling the specific models Hudson used. Then it stopped manufacturing spare parts. Finally, it ended technical support. By 2020, it was time to upgrade…
A 911 Dispatcher is a telephone, radio or computer operator that connects people in need with fire, police and medical emergency services. They receive a variety of reports, ranging from car accidents to criminal acts in progress and coordinate the dispatch of the appropriate emergency responders. It is a high stress job, that comes with a lot of responsibilities and the ability to multi-task.
PHOTO BY DAVE DECKERCommunity activists in Tampa have been calling for changes in the conventional police response to mental health crises. And in its own way, the city is now heeding the call.
After more than a year of debate between Tampa city leaders and community activists about the role police officers should play in responding to mental health crisis calls, the Tampa Police Department (TPD) has partnered with the Agency for Community Treatment Services (ACTS) to launch a Behavioral Health Unit.
Proposed as a one-year pilot program, this new unit will have teams of licensed mental health professionals and police officers respond—together—to emergency calls in the community…
Learn about current efforts to continue to protect the 4.9 GHz Band for public safety as well as recent filings, key decisions impacting these efforts, and how you can support PSSA’s initiative to protect the 4.9 GHz band for public safety.
