New radio tower at Mt Elliot expands public safety network (Australia)

The Central Coast’s Public Safety Network has been expanded, with the construction of a new radio site at Mount Elliot now complete.

Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and Member for Terrigal, Adam Crouch, said the new radio tower was delivered by the NSW Telco Authority and is vital to ongoing community safety.

“Alongside Australia’s triple zero emergency hotline, the Public Safety Network is the most critical communications network in our State,” Crouch said…

APCO Applauds Federal Proposal to Provide $15B for Next Generation 9-1-1 Grants

APCO Applauds Federal Proposal to Provide $15B for Next Generation 9-1-1 Grants

Today, members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee introduced the LIFT America Act, an infrastructure bill that includes $15 billion for the deployment and implementation of Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) throughout the country. The NG9-1-1 provisions (section 15001) adhere to principles established by APCO and its partners in the Public Safety Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition, a broad group of national public safety organizations representing law enforcement, fire, EMS, and 9-1-1…

Family Remembers Dead 911 Dispatcher, Seeks $35 Million From City (AZ)

Cooper was admitted to the hospital on February 27 after her lungs stopped. The night before, she had been ordered to work a 15-hour shift in the understaffed dispatch center despite reporting trouble breathing. She was still recovering from COVID-19, which her family believes she caught at work. Her asthma exacerbated the issues, but she was out of leave time. Yesterday, an attorney representing her husband and her estate filed a claim against the City of Phoenix alleging negligence and seeking a total of $35 million in damages…

Part-Time Experienced Police Dispatcher Job in La Mesa, CA

he City has several vacancies for part-time, experienced police dispatchers. This is an at-will position and requires the availability to work rotating shifts, be on-call, work weekends and holidays, as necessary.

To perform a variety of functions involved in receiving, evaluation, prioritizing and relaying calls for emergency and non-emergency public safety assistance; to dispatch appropriate units and coordinate response of emergency personnel; to operate a variety of telecommunications equipment including radio, telephone and computer aided dispatch systems; and to perform a wide variety of specialized clerical duties involved in the preparation, maintenance, and release of materials related to law enforcement activities…

Police Dispatcher (CA)

Under general supervision, to perform a variety of complex duties involved in the receipt and dispatching of calls for emergency and non-emergency law enforcement and other assistance; and to perform a variety of general clerical duties in support of the Police Department.  May exercise technical and functional supervision over less experienced staff…