RICHMOND, Ind. — Activity Friday afternoon inside Wayne County’s Emergency Communications Center seemed completely normal as dispatchers answered calls.
The last time Friday’s day crew worked, however, was anything but normal. At 9:04 a.m. Tuesday, a new computer-aided dispatch system was activated, and the implementation did not initially go well… READ MORE
MONTICELLO, Ky. — During a special called meeting Thursday, Monticello Mayor Tracie Sexton told City Council members she did not want to discontinue funding 911 services, but a clarification needed to be included in the agreement between city and county government.
On a yearly basis, the city is now contributing $120,000 to the 911 budget. However the current contract reportedly does not specifically include that money amount. The city provides the 911 Communications Center at no charge, with an approximate savings of $12,000 a year in rent. The city also pays $15,000 per year for utilities, accounting for an overall contribution of approximately $147,000 annually… READ MORE
When we last considered the Emergency Communications Center in this space, some 18 months ago, we were lamenting the horde of problems afflicting one of the most important service agencies in the community.
Problems were so bad that the new executive director had quit after only roughly six months. (Many who worked at the center pegged his problems to opposition from the board of directors.)… READ MORE
The Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office and its law enforcement partners throughout the county have announced that a “Text-to-9-1-1” service is now available countywide.
Partnering agencies include police departments in Clarkdale, Jerome, Prescott, Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Cottonwood, Sedona, Yavapai Tribal-Prescott, Yavapai Tribal-Apache, Yavapai College along with the Camp Verde Marshal’s Office and Prescott National Forest Law Enforcement… READ MORE
The City of Brownwood’s 9-1-1 dispatch center has received a makeover.
While the makeover so far has consisted of morale-boosting aesthetics — in the form of new carpet and new, modern consoles at the dispatchers’ work stations — new radios that will be installed next year will complete the upgrade.
city, the police department and the West Texas Council of Governments for a brief, informal celebration Thursday morning as the dispatch center — housed in the Law Enforcement Center — showed off its new look… READ MORE
