The statewide shortage of emergency medical workers and Meadville’s search for new revenue converged last week in the form of an agreement between the city and the city’s only ambulance company.
The agreement approved unanimously by members of Meadville City Council will allow Meadville Central Fire Department personnel to drive Meadville Area Ambulance Service (MAAS) vehicles from response scenes in the city to the hospital under certain circumstances when short staffing would otherwise force MAAS to wait for the arrival of personnel from elsewhere in the county. The ambulance service will pay the city $50 for each occasion…
A Virgin Islands Fire Service truck (Source file photo by Bethaney Lee)
The 2021 National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is being celebrated this year during the week of April 11-17, 2021. Before firefighters, police officers and medical first responders can arrive on the scene of an emergency, they are told where to go and what to expect by a certified public safety telecommunicator at one of two Territorial Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) 911 call centers…
We join local law enforcement agencies in celebrating the “hidden heroes” — the telecommunications operators whose behind-the-scenes work is just as important as police you see out on the streets.
This week is National Telecommunicators Week, which occurs every year on the second full week of April as a time to recognize and thank telecommunications personnel in the public safety communications field…
PHOENIX – This week marks National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
While they often go unseen, 911 dispatchers and public safety radio communicators in Phoenix are receiving recognition for their vital role in the community.
Dispatchers are the first line of communication when emergencies happen…
FARMERVILLE, La. (KNOE) As the sun set on main street in Farmerville, residents, town leaders, and longtime employees worked to settle a dispute.
“We were told they were considering moving Farmerville Police Department dispatch to 9-1-1 to save money and we were not guaranteed jobs,” said Alicia Theriot, a dispatcher…
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.
