In a matter of seconds, emergency situations can escalate without warning.
A new update to the technology used by 911 dispatchers in Minot.. will help identify these situtations more quickly and with less chance for error.
After receiving a $5,000 grant from the St. Joeseph’s Community Health Foundation, the system called ProQA will replace the current card system being used…
MARTINSBURG — The first steps toward big change for the Berkeley County 911 Dispatch Center were made Thursday morning with the approval of multiple new positions to streamline emergency response services and better utilize the skills of staff.
Jen Swisher, the county’s new 911 director, said after analyzing the workflow, strengths and weaknesses of her new work environment, she has come up with a few ideas to help ensure staff and citizens are giving and receiving the best care possible…
Smoke was coming from the public elevator in the Kendall County Public Safety Center over the weekend, prompting the shutdown of the elevator and the need for emergency repairs.
Those elevator repairs were discussed at the Kendall County Board’s Committee of the Whole meeting on Thursday.
Facilities Management Director Jim Smiley told the county board that he has two bids for the emergency repairs…
Warren County plans to spend approximately $1.8 million to upgrade outdated communication equipment used for emergency response.
Warren County Fire Marshal Gerry Maiatico and Motorola representatives presented information to the Board of Supervisors about the upgrades on Tuesday. Several incentives offered to the county reduced the cost from its preliminary estimate of approximately $2.7 million…
Lincoln County Sheriff Steve Swenson is preparing for the worst. Or the inevitable.
Should COVID-19 strike his county’s small dispatch center, “it could shut it down,” Swenson told Lincoln County commissioners Tuesday morning.
He’s hoping to prevent that with upgrades to the dispatch technology funded by a sliver of the state’s remaining CARES Act money…
