Tiana Jarrell’s eyes scoured a cluster of computer monitors with maps and details on 911 calls.
Her hands glided across keyboards, ready to take a sudden phone call for help and relay the emergency to appropriate responders.
Jarrell’s first shift alone “on the floor” of the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office’s 911 Communications Center inside the Emergency Operations Center was July 4, 2020… READ MORE
When the Saline County Quorum Court met Monday, the Justices of the Peace voted unanimously to pass an ordinance to approve the agreement for Saline County and Benton to form the Saline County Emergency Communications Center.
The ordinance said the city and county have determined it is in the best interest of both parties to create this joint center… READ MORE
Telecommunicator – Watauga County is accepting applications for the position of Telecommunicator.
Duties include receiving, classifying, processing and dispatching emergency service calls. Position requires general knowledge of communications system operations, radio and teletype procedures, and County geography. Any combination of education and experience equivalent to graduation from high school with the ability to obtain EMD, EFD, EPD, DCI, CPR and Basic Telecommunicator certificates is required… READ MORE
The residents of Portland are getting a look at the future of police services, and response time in Portland. It’s not going to be pretty, judging from this Oregonian headline:
“Intruder with knife, boy being held: No Portland police response for 1 hour, 36 minutes.”
The incident that the headline refers to occurred as dueling protestors were engaged with each other in downtown Portland. They numbered in the hundreds with only 30 officers on hand to deal with them, and another incident in East Precinct that required multiple officers… READ MORE
TULSA, Okla. — A new device could help save lives. It’s called, “The Locator.” It helps first responders find the exact location of an emergency.
Johnathan Harrison, founder of the product, was a paramedic in Tennessee in 2009. A new paramedic at the time, he responded to a call of a two-year-old in cardiac arrest in a mobile home park… READ MORE
