LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — There’s been recent complaints on social media about delayed response times by 911 dispatch from Little Rock residents. People have shared their stories of being on hold or never getting an answer from responders.
Harold Hughs has been living in Little Rock for 30 years. He said for the countless times he’s had to call 911, they’ve been slow to answering the call… READ MORE
It’s been drilled into us since we were kids: When there’s an emergency, grab a phone and dial 9-1-1. Those three magic numbers ensure that first responders — including police officers, firefighters and paramedics — come to our rescue.
Unfortunately, most 9-1-1 networks across the country use decades-old infrastructure that relies on the circuit-switching, analog technology that does not support today’s needs. They’re simply not equipped for today’s mobile and digital communications tools, and that means a lot of people may not get help as quickly as they need it… READ MORE
The Florida Sheriffs Association is pleased to announce that Public Safety Telecommunicator Specialist McKenzie Davis of the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office has been selected as the 2021 Dispatcher of the Year. Each year, this award is presented at the FSA Winter Conference to an officer who has demonstrated exceptional service in the line of duty. The award is sponsored by L3Harris Technologies.
Davis began her career at the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office in 2018 at only 19-years-old. She is the daughter of the Detention Services Commander Glenn Davis. In her short time in the communication center, she has made an incredible impact on the community and within the agency… READ MORE
NEW PROVIDENCE, NJ – Mountain Valley Emergency Communications Center (MVECC), the regional public safety answering point serving the communities of Summit, New Providence and Millburn, is the first public safety answering point in the country to opreationalize ‘EmergencyLocate’, an online enhancement tool for MVECC’s recently implemented what3words location identification platform.
Developed in the United Kingdom (UK), EmergencyLocate works in concert with the what3words application to gather and share location data with 9-1-1 dispatchers in real time, without the caller needing to verbally provide their location. ‘EmergencyLocate’ is currently in use in the UK and in Canada and provides tiers of service to its customers… READ MORE
As early as mid-spring, light poles along Wilson Blvd in Clarendon will be outfitted with new fixtures that monitor crowds and identify potential emergencies.
The technology will be installed sometime this spring as part of a pilot project involving multiple Arlington County departments as well as Comcast, the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative and US Ignite — a nonprofit focused on community innovation. The initiative is dubbed the “Safety and Innovation Zone demonstration project”… READ MORE
