CASPER, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) – A decorated Casper telecommunicator received his promotion to a supervisor position during a ceremony on Sept. 16.
Greg Kellogg has worked at the Casper Public Safety Communications Center for eight years. He has received multiple awards like the Certificate of Commendation and the 2016 PSCC employee of the year.
Chief Keith McPheeters said that police officers often get all the recognition… READ MORE
Northern Colorado fire departments and other emergency response agencies have joined forces to create a system that will get responders to those in need faster.
The new system shows 911 dispatchers all available emergency vehicles in the area based on GPS location and dispatches the nearest unit, regardless of jurisdiction, according to a news release from Poudre Fire Authority.
The new system allows agencies to share resources and respond to calls faster, according to the release… READ MORE
Awkward millennials who avoid phone calls at all costs, rejoice! If you ever end up in a dire situation that necessitates emergency services in Toronto, you might soon be able to text dispatchers instead of having to actually speak with a human over the phone.
The city’s police board is discussing the potential of this “Next Generation 9-1-1 Solution” at its meeting on Thursday, and it’s something that is already being pushed by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)… READ MORE
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — RapidDeploy, the industry’s only truly open and integrated emergency response platform, announced today that the company will directly integrate supplemental emergency data from some of the largest and most influential companies in technology and public safety. Google, OnStar, ADT, Priority Dispatch® and Rave Mobile Safety are the most recent additions to RapidDeploy’s Unified Critical Response (UCR) ecosystem, which already has partnerships with AT&T, Microsoft, AT&T FirstNet, and Esri, among others… READ MORE
At the request of the City of Westminster, Carroll County 911 services will cover overnight radio and dispatch communications for the Westminster Police Department, and along with that change the county will hire two more emergency communications staff members.
The Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to cover communications from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. for the city’s police. The county already provides this service for the municipalities of Hampstead, Manchester and Mount Airy… READ MORE
