Ohio State Highway Patrol Dispatcher and Hillsboro resident Kayla Hilderbrand has been selected as the 2019 Dispatcher of the Year at the Wilmington Dispatch Center.
The selection of Hilderbrand, 31, is in recognition of outstanding service during 2019 at the Wilmington Dispatch Center. Post management, troopers, and dispatchers/communications technicians chose Hilderbrand based on…..
RANGELY | The small meeting room at Rangely Town Hall was filled to capacity Tuesday with 911 emergency services professionals, police, fire, EMS, town employees, elected officials and concerned citizens to listen to Rio Blanco County Emergency Manager Ty Gates present the “State of 911 Communications.”
In 2018 the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) began negotiations with vendors to develop and install a statewide Emergency Services Internet Protocol Network (ESInet) system that will accommodate NG911 and geospatial location technology. Centurylink was awarded the contract in January 2019 and released new 911 tariffs and a timetable for installation throughout the State of Colorado. Currently Centurylink is the only company offering 911 service.
ESInet is a separate internet designed for emergency services and is the technical backbone of the NG911 system. ESInet is a critical first….
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM)- The 911 Communications Division was recognized at the 2019 Texas Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Conference this Nov. 26.
In a press release, officials state the award came after the outstanding professionalism with which the Communications Center performed during the events of August 3.
“This speaks volumes about the outstanding quality of service that our 911 Center provides to our community, not only on August 3 but every day,” said Mario D’Agostino, Fire Chief of the El Paso Fire Department in the release.
Officials say Public Safety Communicators Michele Acosta, Janet Estrella, and Bernadette M. Falcon Barba, each representing one of the three functions of….
Editors Note: Many ECC’s have work stations in the ECC’s to support expanded communications needs during disasters and large scale planned events.
Managed by the Blaine Police Department, ACS volunteers provide volunteer assistance during major Blaine events such as the Fourth of July, the Christmas tree lighting and the Ragnar Relay long distance race. But their real goal is to be able to communicate with the outside world in the event of an emergency or natural disaster.
This team of radio operators, known as the Auxiliary Communications Service (ACS), consists of 26 volunteers who are trained in the use of amateur or “ham” radios. They have licenses from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate ham radios at certain bandwidths or frequencies. The FCC issues different classes of licenses, and there is a test for each class.
Editors Note: I am posting this story to show how unique many places are across our country. Many of you will think this is nothing less than “stupid” yet when you see the damage, injuries and sometimes death that can occur from hitting a large animal on a roadway you wold understand this is as important has any major traffic hazard. Knowing who to call is very important to removing the hazard.
MUHLENBERG COUNTY, Ky The Muhlenberg County 9-1-1 Office is requesting that all livestock owners in the county provide information regarding their animals.
They request that they are contacted at (270) 338-2000 and told of the address/location of the livestock, breed, color, etc as well as the owner’s name.
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