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Ellis County, TX – Following a tornado that touched down near Forreston on May 3rd, 2021, Ellis County’s emergency services led a coordinated and efficient response, thanks to a newly-integrated public safety communications network. By investing in a new communications tower, a new dispatch system, and improved mobile radios, the county enabled various volunteer, municipal, and county-level emergency service organizations to communicate with one another in real-time for a unified response operation…
On April 20 at approximately 11 a.m. a 73-year-old woman fell at her home on County Road 109 (Oakland Hills). After falling she was able to get herself to her cell phone and placed a call to 911. Upon making contact with the dispatch center for American Medical Response (AMR) she was asked a few questions. The communicator then transferred her call to a nurse who proceeded to ask her more questions. This nurse determined the call to be non-emergency in nature and dispatched an AMR basic life support unit to her location. Following is a timeline of the 911 call as received via a public records request from Sumter County…
A backup location for the Vigo County’s 911 Central Dispatch Center could be included in the new headquarters for the Terre Haute Police Department. The E911 Advisory Board agreed Wednesday to recommend the move to the Vigo County Commissioners. The move would in effect relocate the county’s backup dispatch center from the Emergency Management Agency offices at Hulman Field.
E911 Director Vickie Oster presented a quote of about $37,000 from Garmong Construction Services to include the work in the ongoing remodeling and construction of the new city police station at 222 S. Seventh St., in the former Tribune-Star building…
During her 17 years at the Department of Public Safety Communications, Chelsea Blake has handled various roles, but her recent efforts to talk an injured man through driving himself to the hospital, earned her unprecedented judicial praise.
“My team and I, we’ve heard it all,” said Blake. “We have delivered babies over that phone, restarted hearts over that phone, we are the first of the first responders.”
Her diligent and professional work caught the eye of acting Grand Court Justice Roger Chapple, who, while returning a verdict in a wounding case, commended Blake for her exceptional service…
Chelsea Blake said she is appreciative for the recognition of her work as a 911 operator. Photo Taneos Ramsay.
Telecommunicators operate the City of Bella Vista emergency police, fire, EMS, and the 911 communication equipment. Receive emergency and non-emergency phone calls. Telecommunications personnel and equipment, and provide pre-arrival instructions to citizens. Work assignments and work schedules may be subject to change in order to meet City needs or operational requirements. Attendance at work and the ability to get along with the public, supervisors, and co-workers are essential elements of this position. Other duties may be assigned…
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.
