The Nome Common Council in an unusual Wednesday meeting – rescheduled due to inclement weather on Monday, February 23 — passed a resolution that increased the pay for communication officers at the Nome Police Department with the goal to attract qualified applicants to work at NPD.Currently, there are only four dispatchers staffing the dispatch center, which responds to 911 and emergency calls. I
Fairfax County’s Police Department says its drone program has been a big success. FCPS officials briefed the county on its “Drone as First Responder” program at a February 24
DECATUR, Ala. — The Decatur Police Department is switching to encrypted digital radio and dispatch communications to better protect officers, safeguard victims, and secure active investigations, city officials said. Williamson County Emergency Communications has reached a significant milestone in emergency dispatch by earning its Emergency Medical Dispatch Accredited Center of Excellence designation, becoming the first Tri-ACE accredited emergency communications center in Texas and the 32nd in the world. This 911 call center never sleeps, fielding about 4,000 calls every day. In 2025 alone, the lines have lit up 2.1 million times. Weld County’s dispatchers answer about 350,000 calls per year, getting people emergency help at a moment’s notice across more than 4,000 square miles. In addition to sending police, fire or medical help, dispatchers at the Weld County Regional Communications Center help connect people with police administrative services. The center works with 43 police, fire and EMS agencies.Decatur police moving to encrypted dispatch and radio communications | rocketcitynow.com (AL)
Williamson County Emergency Communications Becomes First Tri-ACE Agency in Texas
Inside SAPD’s 911 call center: The voices saving lives before help arrives | kens5.com (TX)
Weld County 911 call center doubles in size after remodel – Greeley Tribune (CO)
