AUBURN — DeKalb County Commissioners on Monday signed a five-year contract for ambulance service with Parkview Health.
During negotiations for the new contract, county officials initially hesitated at allowing Parkview EMS to take over emergency dispatching of ambulances. County officials worried that the new procedure would take longer than the current system of dispatching by DeKalb Central Communications… READ MORE
WASHINGTON – A D.C. mother and her family are calling for transparency after a recently released 9-1-1 audio recording confirmed that the dispatcher made a mistake and sent help to the wrong address.
That emergency, which took place about five months ago, ended in the death of 59-year-old Sheila “Shelle” Shepperd, the woman’s mother tells FOX 5 DC… READ MORE
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Nine people at a Sacramento County fire dispatch center have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Friday.
The outbreak happened at the Sacramento Regional Fire/EMS Communications Center, Executive Director Tyler Wagaman said in a statement… READ MORE
MAYFIELD — Kentucky State Police Post 1 in Mayfield is seeking applicants for the position of Police Telecommunicator I. Post 1 covers Ballard, Calloway, Carlisle, Fulton, Graves, Hickman, Livingston, Lyon, Marshall, McCracken and Trigg counties.
This is an important and essential position within the agency… READ MORE
PORT ANGELES – The local police and fire dispatchers are being heralded for work helping administer CPR to those who call 911.
Peninsula Communications, or PenCom, implemented Resuscitation Quality Improvement® Telecommunicator in August last year. The program prepares telecommunicators to deliver high-quality telephone CPR.
This week, the agency was recognized by RQI Partners and the Resuscitation Academy Foundation as a “Resuscitation Trailblazer”… READ MORE
