Medford’s new state-of-the-art police station is finally open.
Though the ribbon cutting originally scheduled for Dec. 8 had to be cancelled due to surging coronavirus case numbers, Medford police officers and city emergency dispatchers have already moved into their new digs in the eye-catching, 35,000-square-foot facility that broke ground in spring 2019…
Combining Whatcom County’s two 911 dispatch centers, whose operators separately send law-enforcement officers or firefighters to calls for service, is back on the County Council’s agenda.
It’s both logical and a cost-saving measure to combine the two 911 centers, said Councilman Tyler Byrd.
“I’ve been working on all the documentation I can find on this and talking to people. I can’t find a single efficiency that comes out of this the way it is today,” Byrd said during a Nov. 12 budget session…
MONTPELIER — The Central Vermont Public Safety Authority is on the cusp of commissioning a telecommunications needs assessment its board views as a foundational step in improving emergency communications in the region.
The process has taken more than a year, required a second solicitation of proposals and featured a running debate about the scope of work — one that resumed during the board’s virtual meeting Thursday night…
Stacy Shotwell has lived in the Nashville area since 1998. She is currently in training for 911 Dispatcher at her local police department. Previously, she was an Operations Manager for 15 years at a non profit organization, Marriage Dynamics Institute. Stacy offers some marriage tips she learned while working with marriages…
DALLAS — Councilmembers in San Antonio approved a program Thursday that sends some 911 callers to telemedicine when they request help.
It’s a service that no other city in the country has authorized.
The San Antonio Fire Department “is beginning to route dispatch calls to telemedicine to help weed out potential responses that can be done without actually sending units on site,” said Mayor Ron Nirenberg in an appearance on Sunday’s Inside Texas Politics…
