Martin County has ribbon-cutting for new communications center

WILLIAMSTON, Martin County — Martin County held a ribbon-cutting for its new Regional Communications Center on Wednesday.

The new center will house the Martin County 911 Communications Center, which has relocated from the Martin County Courthouse.

Officials say the new building and Next Generation 911 technology were funded through a grant from the North Carolina 9-1-1 Board. Eric Boyette, State CIO and secretary of the North Carolina Department of Information Technology, serves as the Chairman of the NC 911 Board and said the new communications center will help Martin County better serve its citizens.

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Williamson County seeks to fill 17 vacancies in Emergency Communications Department

AUSTIN, Texas — Despite Williamson County expanding its telecommunicator training academy, several positions in the Emergency Communications Department remain unfilled.

Williamson County said that the reason for the vacancies is that employees would stay for the training, but then leave for higher-paying jobs. To counteract this problem, Williamson County raised the starting pay for their telecommunicators to more than $50,000.

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Kootenai County dispatcher recognized for handling potentially dangerous call in ‘exemplary fashion’

COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho – One north Idaho emergency dispatcher is being recognized for her calm demeanor and ability to use protocols in the face of a potentially dangerous call. 

Jenny McMorris, who works for the Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, got a call that she immediately knew was from a woman who couldn’t talk about her emergency. She pretended to talk to her doctor about her child’s immunization records.

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