One thing we learned as a child was to call 911 if there’s an emergency. If you’ve ever had to make the call, you know it can be nerve-racking. With approximately 240 million 911 calls made each year, there’s pressing demand for call centers to be ready to handle any situation at any time. One Austin startup is working to enhance 911 call centers across America by providing them with data and analytics.
RapidDeploy develops cloud-based emergency response dispatching and analytics platforms that shorten the total response time and improves safety for emergency personnel. Founded in 2013, RapidDeploy uses location mapping and real-time data from smartphones, smartwatches, home security systems, vehicles and traffic cameras to facilitate rapid and informed responses to calls…
GENESEE COUNTY — A special election will be held May 4 with polls opening at 8 a.m. countywide for voters to consider a mental health millage and a telephone bill surcharge renewal for 911 services.
Voters in the Bendle Community Schools district will also consider a renewal of the current 17.9586 mills levy on all property and the approval of a 2-mill levy for the district’s sinking fund for upgrades to the district’s buildings.
In Gaines Township, voters will decide a 0.89-mil, five-year levy that will generate about $179,000 in the first year to operate a township police department…
A police officer made his final call to his fiancée – a department dispatcher – before retiring from the Emporia Police Department in Kansas on April 28. Video shared by Lyon County Emergency Communications Center shows dispatcher Selena sending Officer Ayer home for the last time after 26 years of service. “Even though you will not be in my ear, you’ll always be in my heart,” she said. “I am your angel of the airwaves, and you are my knight in shining kevlar.” Credit: Lyon County Emergency Communications Center…
The Cherokee County 911 Center has underwent numerous technological upgrades over the past several months. Those upgrades have enhanced our ability to communicate with 911 callers when the caller may not be able to communicate with us. One of those upgrades is called “TEXT TO 911”!
If you find yourself in a situation where you might not be able to communicate verbally with 911, you now have the ability to text 911. You can do this by simply entering 911 as the number you wish to text, typing your message, and pressing send. This is for emergency situations only. Please make sure you include the location of the emergency, name, callback number, and what the emergency is…
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.
