The Holbrook Regional Emergency Communications Center Director Steve Hooke was named the Director of the Year for 2019 by the Atlantic Chapter of the Association of Public Safety Communications Professionals (APCO).
Hooke was presented with the award at the Atlantic Chapter’s annual Public Safety Awards program at the Sea Crest Beach Hotel in Falmouth last fall… READ MORE
On Wednesday, 9-1-1 managers announced dispatcher Christopher Moore had joined the “Stork Club” – the select group of dispatchers, worldwide, who have handled such calls.
Ashley Geraghty, who manages the NWT’s 9-1-1 program, said Moore received a “distraught call for help”… READ MORE
PANAMA CITY, Fla. — As severe weather crawled across the Panhandle on Thursday, 9-1-1 calls rang throughout the morning at the Bay County Emergency Operations Center.
“[It’s been] pretty steady all day,” said Bay County Communications Supervisor, Brian Hardin. “It started last night.”
Hardin said they’ve received calls about downed power lines and trees as well as questions about road and bridge closures. When it comes to residents calling with severe weather concerns, he said it wasn’t always this busy… READ MORE
How does one know that the effort exerted to help someone else was worth it?
Speak to any 911 telecommunicator, and they’ll be able to describe several situations in which they knew their efforts made a difference – when they provided support over the phone to a woman assaulted by her husband, for example, or when they helped a son resuscitate his dying mother through life-saving CPR instructions… READ MORE
YORKVILLE – Efforts for certain projects no longer will be duplicated between Kendall County and KenCom, the county’s emergency dispatch center, thanks to a new agreement recently approved by the County Board, according to Kendall County officials.
The Kendall County Board voted unanimously to… READ MORE
