The alert states: “Children believed to be in life threatening danger.”
The Montana Department of Justice has issued an AMBER Alert for three children in Cascade County.
The alert states that the three children were taken during the night, possibly by non-custodial parents who have a history of drug use and violence. The alert states: “Children believed to be in life threatening danger.”
The children are… READ MORE
When a person needs to call 911, more often than not, it is due to a serious life changing event happening at that very moment.
When a call to the 911 center comes through, dispatchers are trained to answer the call immediately and start gathering the information needed to send the correct agency to the correct location.
But, the dispatchers’ jobs do not end there. Once police, EMS or a fire department… READ MORE
The Chula Vista Police Department recently expanded its Emergency Communications Center from eight dispatcher consoles to 11, with a new phone system that allows dispatchers to pinpoint the location of cell phone calls within three meters, a significant improvement from the previous system which could only locate calls from landlines.
By the end of the year, CVPD will also make use of RapidDeploy, a cloud-aided dispatch system used across the nation that allows dispatchers … READ MORE
SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. — A comprehensive analysis of Skagit 911 found the emergency dispatch center lacking sufficient staff, planning and the ability to continue operating during disasters.
The report highlights issues with hiring and keeping staff, which is a problem at dispatch centers nationwide, said Stacy Banker, consulting services manager...READ MORE
An assessment team from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc., (CALEA) will be in Pueblo November 19 to conduct an on-site assessment of the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Law Enforcement Bureau and Communications Center as part of re-accreditation reviews.
The Sheriff’s Office’s Law Enforcement Bureau received the CALEA Advanced Law Enforcement accreditation rating in 2016. The Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received…READ MORE
