City of Kilgore presented service awards to multiple first responders in Kilgore Police Department and Kilgore Fire Department at Tuesday’s council meeting.
In recognition of National Public Safety Telecommunicator’s Week, Support Operations Lt. Terry Linder congratulated all communications workers and dispatchers in Kilgore for their tireless efforts to help police and firefighters respond to local emergencies. Mayor Ronnie Spradlin read a proclamation declaring the week of recognition in Kilgore and Dispatch Supervisor Jan Vestal attended to to be recognized, as other dispatchers were on call during the meeting…
NEW ULM — Brown County commissioners will consider an agreement between Allina Health Emergency Medical Service and the Brown County Sheriff’s Office for Telephonic Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Program (T-CPR) on Tuesday, April 20.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed into law at requirement on May 30, 2019 for the establishment of a telephonic cardiopulmonary resuscitation program effective July 1, 2021, with available grants for reimbursement of public safety answering points for the cost of appropriate training…
Weatherford Police Department Telecommunications Officer Dylan Swackhammer was selected as a 911 Professional of the Year for the North Central Texas area.
Swackhammer was one of nine to receive the honor from the North Central Texas Emergency Communications District in 2020.
“To give you an idea of how momentous that is, the district serves over 1.7 million residents at 43 public safety answering points in 13 counties in over 10,800 square miles,” Weatherford Police Chief Lance Arnold said at Tuesday night’s city council meeting…
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — Dispatchers answer the calls no one wants to make. Life-changing trauma is often on the other end of the line.
“A lot of the times they call in and we are their last resort, they don’t know who to call,” says Elaura Castro. Day in and day out, Castro and her coworkers answer countless calls at the communications center, located inside the Fresno County Sheriff’s Department…
Hays Police Lt. Jeff Ridgway, Chief Don Scheibler, Lt. Brandon Wright, and Deputy Chief Brian Dawson look on as dispatch employees post for pictures with city commissioners Thursday as part of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.
Hays police officers gave a standing ovation Thursday night for their emergency dispatchers following Mayor Sandy Jacobs’ proclamation celebrating National Public Safety Telecommunications Week in Hays.
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.
