The NWT’s fledgling 9-1-1 service came in slightly over budget in its first financial year and was averaging around 1,000 calls per month.
The figures are contained in the service’s first annual report, filed in the legislature this week. As the service only began in November 2019, the report covers the five-month period to the end of March 2020… READ MORE
As is the case with all technologies, the systems underpinning the emergency telephone number used in the North American Numbering Plan have evolved since 911 was introduced more than 50 years ago.
Original 911 services, for example, didn’t have the ability to automatically detect the owners of the calling phone number — nor the address they were calling from. That changed in 1999, when the federal government mandated Enhanced 911, or E911. Today, however, E911 has again fallen behind the times in two important areas. Let’s look at those shortcomings and examine how Next Generation 911 (NG911) standards solve them as they bring emergency services up to modern technology levels… READ MORE
A state appeals court has ruled a case involving a fatal 2017 Pender County crash will be heard by a jury.
The ruling from the North Carolina Court of Appeals argues a Pender County 911 dispatcher who failed to report a downed stop sign, which later contributed to a fatal crash, is not immune from liability… READ MORE
Danyelle Bennett, a white female and an ardent supporter of Donald Trump, worked as a dispatch operator for Metro Nashville’s Emergency Communications Center (ECC), which is in charge of the 911 service. During the 2016 presidential campaign, Bennett wore a Trump sweatshirt and a “Make America Great Again” hat to work on “Superhero Day.” Some coworkers complained, prompting the ECC to ask her to change… READ MORE
Three individuals and an entire department were honored for their work this year during the 49th annual Chowan County Emergency Services Appreciation Ceremony.
Held Thursday, Oct. 29, the event is held at American Legion Post 40 in conjunction with National Emergency Services Appreciation Week.
Unlike past years, the event did not include a banquet. It did include socially distanced seating and was steamed live on the Internet… READ MORE
