Berks County Department of Emergency Services is currently recruiting candidates for the position of 9-1-1 Telecommunicator.
Candidates should have experience working as part of a team in a high-stress environment, be technology savvy, have good typing and listening skills, and be willing to work flexible hours including weekends and holidays… READ MORE
HORRY CO, SC (WBTW) – Construction will begin next week on the long-awaited emergency operations center for Horry County.
County officials have said the current Emergency Operations and Communications Center was not designed to handle earthquakes and hurricanes above a category two. During Hurricane Matthew, the county discovered it was too small; people were forced to sleep in the halls during the 2016 storm.
The current emergency operations center is in the M.L. Brown building, but Horry County leaders have said it’s outdated, needs new technology, and this area floods every time there’s significant rain… READ MORE
The Emporia Police 911 Communications Center has implemented the ability to Text-to-911 during an emergency. Text-to-911 service will be available for those individuals who cannot safely make a voice call to 911 in an emergency. This will be a valuable service to the deaf and hard of hearing community.
Testing for Text-to-911 has been completed in Emporia and is available with plans from AT&T, Sprint, & Verizon Wireless. Text-to-911 may not be available outside of the City of Emporia. If a text is made to 911 where that service is not available, a message will be sent back to the phone advising the customer to make a voice call… READ MORE
Sacramento County Behavioral Health Services is seeking community input on alternatives to calling 911 in a behavioral health or quality of life crisis. The public is invited to provide comments sharing their thoughts and suggestions in this online survey. The survey will be available online through Friday, Nov. 13.The Alternatives to 911 pilot program stemmed from a Board of Supervisors discussion in September budget hearings… READ MORE
The Minot Police Department this afternoon is telling area residents that phone outages at the department are affecting the 9-1-1 system as well as the administrative phone lines.
The biggest concern is for 9-1-1 calls made by cellphone: Right now, the dispatchers can’t hear the caller and the caller can’t hear the dispatchers.
The police advise if you have an emergency and you can call 9-1-1 using a landline, to do so… READ MORE
