IONIA — The Ionia County Central Dispatch 911 operating surcharge is increasing by 55 cents per device, per month starting in July.
The Ionia County Board of Commissioners voted 6-1 at its meeting Tuesday, April 13, to increase the per device, per month surcharge from $2.30 to $2.85 beginning July 1 until June 30, 2022. District Four Commissioner Ally Cook was the lone no vote..
BLACKFOOT — Bingham County Sheriff Craig Rowland says a dispatcher’s efforts Tuesday helped save the life of a local woman. Bingham County Dispatcher Layton Powell received a 911 call from the husband of a woman finding it difficult to breathe, Rowland wrote in a letter of commendation released Wednesday. During the 911 call, Powell discovered…
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – Emergency dispatchers are the people you talk to when help is needed most.
And they’re getting the recognition they deserve, thanks to national telecommunications week.
DeLisa Orren is a regional communications supervisor with the Idaho State Police and says the recognition is nice…
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Dispatcher Tess Alder navigates multiple keyboards at the 911 dispatch desk at the Presque Isle County Sheriff’s Office in Rogers City on Thursday.
ALPENA — It’s the middle of the night, and the phone keeps ringing.
At the Presque Isle County Sheriff’s Office, 911 dispatchers on the overnight shift gaze at glowing screens in a dark room, asking questions of the frazzled people on the other end of the line…
