Sign-up for emergency alerts encouraged (NE)

YORK – York County residents are encouraged to sign up for emergency alerts from the York County emergency communications center.

Leila Luft, communications director at the center, says she would like to see more people sign up for the important service.

This mass notification system alerts residents when there is a law enforcement situation, a missing person, suspects at large, escapees, severe weather and about other types of emergencies in this immediate area… READ MORE

Larimer County implements long-used Loveland automated dispatch system countywide (CO)

The dispatch system used for emergency responders in Loveland for many years has now become the framework for the entire county, which many believe will have a significant impact on response time across the county.

Through the countywide Combined Regional Information Sharing Project, the computer-aided dispatch system that Loveland has been using for around 20 years is now being used at all the public safety entities in Larimer County… READ MORE

Call for NENA ICE 9 Participants

You are cordially invited to participate in NENA’s ICE 9 testing event. In light of the ongoing COVID pandemic, ICE 9 will be entirely virtual and will take place Monday through Friday, February 22 through March 5, 2021.

NENA’s Next Generation 9-1-1 Industry Collaboration Event (ICE) series provides the opportunity for 9 1 1 equipment and service providers to come together to test products and services in an open, supportive, and collaborative environment…

First responders urgently push for PTSD coverage at Ohio state capitol (OH)

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – First responders are sounding the alarm at the state capitol, pushing for post-traumatic stress disorder coverage with just a few months left in the year.

That urgency is increasing after some recent police officer suicides and as mental health is in the spotlight during the pandemic.

Police officers, firefighters, paramedics, EMT and dispatchers would all be covered under this bill… READ MORE

9-1-1 Disruptions Impact Cell Calls to Emergency Services (DE)

SUSSEX COUNTY, Del.- The potentially scary sound coming from your phone alerting of an emergency can be jarring, but it can cause even more uneasy feelings when it’s telling you 9-1-1 emergency service lines are not working properly.  The Department of Safety and Homeland Security says it shouldn’t cause people to panic, it’s just about alerting them on the situation… READ MORE