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…
After 34 years of serving Pittsylvania County as a dispatcher, Joann Luck has signed off for the last time.
Now after working her final day on Dec. 2, she’s answering the call of retirement.
Born and raised in Pittsylvania County, Luck graduated from Gretna High School in 1972. She joined the Pittsylvania County Sheriff’s Office in 1986 following several stints in local factories…
Rapidly alerting the public to what is about to occur is a key mitigation and readiness strategy of FEMA. It is one of the methods the agency has used since its inception through various radio systems since the days the nation advanced its Civil Defense posture during the Cold War.
Most recently, the Emergency Alert System (1997), which replaced the Emergency Broadcast System (1963), has been replaced with FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert & Warning System (IPAWS)…
