BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) – Medical Center EMS has successfully completed the 20-step process to reaccredit its Communications Center as an Accredited Center of Excellence.
The Communication Center is the 250th emergency dispatch center in the world to attain the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch status as an Accredited Center of Excellence for its use of the Medical Priority Dispatch System… READ MORE
Results from the $96,922 Lewis County 911 feasibility study launched over the summer were presented to county commissioners Tuesday, posing the question of whether Lewis County should consolidate 911 dispatch services with Thurston County’s 911 Communications (TCOMM).
The feasibility study, conducted by California consulting firm DELTAWRX, confirmed that major funding is required to overhaul the county’s antiquated radio infrastructure, and that Lewis County’s emergency communications center is “underfunded and understaffed” by as many as 10 full-time employees… READ MORE
REGION – The $8.7 million new Southeastern Massachusetts Emergency Communications Center (SEMRECC) constructed at the High Rock site in Foxborough began taking your 911 calls in mid November.
The center is home to the Southeastern Massachusetts Regional 911 District, which handles Mansfield and Foxborough emergency calls and will add Easton and Norton later this month… READ MORE
A mobile app is being launched to help first responders find 9-1-1 callers who don’t know their location.
The OPP announced it will be using the WHAT3WORDS app in its Provincial Communication Centres effective immediately.
In an emergency situation, if a caller contacts police and doesn’t know where they are, the app will help call-takers pinpoint the location so officers can respond quickly and more accurately know where to find the person in need… READ MORE
Cloud-based 911 solutions provider Carbyne announced a strategic technology partnership with legacy 911 vendor CentralSquare that is designed to let public-safety answering point (PSAP) customers benefit from the integration of the two companies’ offerings as the migrate to next-generation 911 (NG911)… READ MORE
