UPDATE: 911 lines are back up in Lyon County, according to the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center.
LYON COUNTY, Kan. (KSNT) – Lyon Co. Emergency Management is experiencing issues with its phone service Sunday afternoon, but ask callers to stay on the line if they have an emergency; they will be rerouted to Franklin Co… READ MORE
State agencies have granted money to the Rockport, Essex and Manchester police departments.
The Rockport Police Department has received nearly $30,000 in grant funding for new dispatcher software and additional traffic safety operations.
“These funds will allow our department to implement new, state-of-the-art technology and continue our efforts to provide the highest quality policing services to our community,” Rockport police Chief John Horvath said in prepared statement… READ MORE
BERRYVILLE — Clarke County 911 dispatchers will be compensated for placing themselves at risk during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A recent $52,425 allocation by the Clarke County Board of Supervisors will go toward providing the 12 Emergency Communications Center employees “hazard pay” alongside sheriff’s deputies, jail security officers and paid fire/rescue personnel. The allocation covers payroll taxes as well as money paid directly to the employees… READ MORE
After more than 18 months of work, Taylor County’s 9-1-1 upgrade is completed.
According to sheriff Larry Woebbeking, the upgrades were necessary due to the age of the previous equipment and technology changes. The county’s dispatch center, located at the courthouse, is a hub of activity in handling emergency calls of all types.
Woebbeking explained the previous equipment was more than 20 years old and was showing its wear with increasing difficulty in finding replacement parts to keep the system running… READ MORE
The Ripon Common Council put the decision of whether to transfer the city’s dispatch center to Fond du Lac County on hold Monday night during an emotion-filled meeting.
After seven members of the Ripon Guardian Ambulance Service spoke during the public communications and comments portion about why the communication center should remain in Ripon — and why at the very least no decision should be made at the meeting — the Common Council voted to table the discussion… READ MORE
