A 195-foot-tall communications tower is planned to be built on a ridge just west of the Sawtooth Hatchery in the Sawtooth Valley, 10 miles south of Stanley… READ MORE
SQUIRES, Jan. 28 –– AT&T* customers and FirstNet subscribers in Squires got a big boost in wireless connectivity. The company added a new cell tower to enhance the area’s 4G LTE coverage and help give residents and first responders faster, more reliable wireless service.
[…] These upgrades will also benefit public safety and first responders on FirstNet – public safety’s dedicated communications platform. FirstNet is bringing public safety communications into the 21st century with new, innovative capabilities to help those users stay safe and save lives… READ MORE
[…]Cities nationwide struggle to keep cheap motels from turning into crime centers. But while others have fought back with lawsuits and other tools to make owners accountable, Raleigh has not.
In a two-month investigation, The News & Observer found eight motels that have averaged more than one 911 call a day since 2015.
[…] The torrent of motel crime takes a financial and social toll on Raleigh. The Raleigh-Wake Emergency Communications Center estimates it costs $7.39 just to answer and dispatch a 911 call…
Here’s a short video outlining FirstNet’s different kinds of deployable solutions, provided at no cost to FirstNet subscribers.
FirstNet can call on a fleet of 72 wheeled deployables plus three flying cells on wheels and one aerostat.
So far, the deployables have supported 450 operations including fires, floods, search and rescue, hurricanes and large crowd events…READ MORE
MURRAY — Chesley Thomas was appointed to the position of Calloway County Emergency Management Director Tuesday, according to a press release from the Calloway County Fiscal Court.
Thomas was sworn in Tuesday afternoon by Calloway County Judge-Executive Kenny Imes to fill the vacancy left by Bill Call, who announced his retirement from the position in December. Thomas is a 911 Communications Center Assistant TAC Officer with an additional 23 years of public safety experience… READ MORE
