DOVER-FOXCROFT — A feasibility study for multiple aspects of a Piscataquis County public safety radio system is nearing completion and the document soon to be presented to the Piscataquis County Commissioners will include information on moving the Piscataquis County Sheriff’s dispatch center.
The center would be moved out of the Piscataquis County Jail in Dover-Foxcroft to the building now housing the patrol and investigations division in downtown Guilford.
Starting in June, if someone calls 911 with a mental health crisis, dispatchers can deploy clinicians instead of officers.
WASHINGTON — If someone in D.C. calls 911 with a mental health crisis, soon it might not be police showing up at their door.
In June, the district will start deploying community response teams, made up of behavioral health experts and peers with similar lived experiences, to certain calls for behavioral health incidents.
The pilot is a partnership between the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, the Office of the City Administrator, the Office of Unified Communications (OUC), and the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH)…
A new regional dispatch center took one step closer to reality on May 17.
During the virtual Select Board meeting in Concord, town leaders from Concord and Acton discussed a draft of an agreement on a new district, the Acton Concord Regional Communications Center, or the AC RECC.
The draft agreement establishes the governance model between Concord and Acton. It establishes an independent district to operate the regional emergency communications center.
“Some regional dispatch centers are created under an inter-municipal agreement with a host community,” Crane said…
Certifications: Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) certified by NAED within 90 days of date of hire, Emergency Telecommunicator Course (ETC) or successful completion during initial orientation.
Other: Skills, knowledge and abilities: Working knowledge of all communication center policies and procedures. Ability to function as a team member within the department. Proficiency with call-creation of emergency and non-emergency incidents to include the following:
1) Make decisions quickly and accurately based on prior guidance provided to you.
2) Enter data or information (such as names, telephone numbers, license plate sequence, etc.) into a computer using a keyboard…
The Regional Emergency Medical Service Authority (REMSA), Northern Nevada’s nationally-recognized ground ambulance service and Care Flight, Northern Nevada and Northern California’s critical care and air ambulance transport service, today announced that they will now be known collectively as REMSA Health. The brand update is intended to better reflect what the organization has been, and is doing, for Northern Nevada in terms of innovative healthcare services outside of the hospital setting.
REMSA and Care Flight have been recognized nationally for innovative solutions for care outside of the hospital.
“Health care has changed dramatically and so has the way that REMSA and Care Flight respond to calls for medical care,” said Dean Dow, President and CEO of REMSA Health. “Populations need different approaches to accessing care, including receiving care when and where they need it…
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.
