ELYRIA — Lorain County residents may now text 911 emergency dispatchers instead of calling them when calling might put them in more danger.
Tracey Lopez, director of Lorain County 911, told Lorain County commissioners at their meeting Wednesday that emergency texting now is available to county residents. Lorain County is now one of 22 counties in Ohio with “Text-to-911” service…
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced Wednesday the new director for the county’s Department of Public Safety Communications.
Luis Bixler was a former supervisor for the county’s 911 center and named 911 Telecommunicator of the Year for the state of Wisconsin in 2009. According to a news release, Bixler also served as Secretary for the state’s Association of Public Safety Communications Officials and a Public Safety Communications Center liaison to the Madison Police Department…
GREEN COVE SPRINGS – The of County Commissioners is looking at the purchase of three buildings for $8.7 million.
The county has been working to navigate the federal and state pathways of the CARES Act to get funding to local nonprofits, businesses and individuals. It’s also been looking into using the funding to build a new health department. The commission narrowed its search to two buildings, but a third building might come with it at a discounted rate, the commission learned during its Oct. 27 meeting…
CRANBURY – V-COMM, a leading telecommunications engineering firm, was hired by Cape May County to continue the expansion of the county’s 700 megahertz (MHz) Project 25 (P25) system, in conjunction with New Jersey’s Public Safety Interoperable Communications (PSIC) network.
According to a release, the county’s new network is being built in conjunction with the State of New Jersey’s P25 network and provides interoperability for all agencies within the county and state. The expanded public safety wireless system will provide direct interoperability with Cape May County’s neighbors, Atlantic County and Cumberland County. V-COMM is providing the engineering, FCC licensing, and project management that will bring this network into existence…
This week we have Andrew Cafaldo, a 911 Dispatcher and Volunteer EMT in Ulster County NY. Andrew shares with us how he came to be in Emergency Services and what it is like to be on the other end of a 911 call or treating someone in need as an EMT. This was a great episode with one of my best friends in life and I hope you enjoy… [PODCAST]
