Once signed, Travis’ Law will require 911 operators to refer calls involving mental health crises to mental health crisis teams.
Grand Rapids airport breaks ground on $7.7M operations center (MI)
GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is building a new $7.7 million operations and communications center.
The new facility will be built to withstand extreme weather conditions, including winds up to 250 mph, and will house the airport’s emergency operations center, which will also be meant to support Kent County public safety agencies during crises.
“The teams who will occupy this space are critical for our daily operations,” said Tory Richardson, airport president and CEO. “This new operations center will enhance communication, collaboration and efficiencies for our teams. Without them, we wouldn’t be able to provide the high quality service and exceptional safety track record the Ford Airport is known for…
Motorola Solutions Creates Unified Public Safety Cloud Suite
These days, data is coming at law enforcement from all sides — body and dash cams, cellphone locations, license plate readers, reports and so on. So Motorola Solutions, a giant of law enforcement technology, is launching a cloud solution meant to bring it all into one place.
The CommandCentral suite acts, at its core, as a gateway to many different applications. It can bring together 911 dispatch activity with real-time video feeds, records such as incident reports and even information about what’s happening inside jails…
Interim director chosen to lead Montgomery County Department of Public Safety (PA)
EAGLEVILLE — Montgomery County Department of Public Safety Interim Director Michael O. Vest was formally appointed to director, a department spokesperson said Wednesday. The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners selected Vest for the leadership position, which became effective June 14.
Vest has been serving as interim director since Jan. 6, following the retirement of former Director Thomas M. Sullivan.
BOCC awards contract to upgrade County public safety radio system (FL)
After years of discussing how to accomplish and fund it, the Hernando County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted unanimously to improve the County’s public safety radio system by awarding the upgrade contract to Communications International, Inc. The vote took place during the Board’s regular meeting on June 22.
“This is not anything small,” said BOCC Chairman John Allocco. “We’ve talked about it a minimum of 25 times in the last four years.”
During the meeting, County Administrator Jeff Rogers, P.E., told the Board that under terms of the nearly $13 million upgrade contract, 98 percent of the entire county will be covered to improve shared communications for law enforcement, fire and emergency personnel that respond to emergency calls. The service upgrade also includes better service in “significant” buildings, and GPS location coverage…
