HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — It’s not just police and fire that have been deployed to help those recovering from Hurricane Sally. Sunday, the city of Hoover deployed a small team of 911 dispatchers to help in the relief efforts.
Two Hoover 911 dispatchers are en route to Baldwin County and will work in Spanish Fort. The two will dispatch law enforcement officers as calls come in…
GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. — Monica Mae Green has been issued an arrest warrant for transmission of material harmful to a minor, tampering with physical evidence and possessing child pornography.
Green worked for the Clay County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center since January 2015. She was on administrative leave at the time of her arrest… READ MORE
The Jefferson County 911 Administrative Board approved a $2.9 million budget for 2021 on Thursday for the Metropolitan Emergency Communications Association (MECA) as well as the transfer of 911 money to fund a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system, the first such system upgrade the communications center has had since 2007.
Funded by fees collected from user agencies along with fees collected on land line and cellular telephone bills, MECA provides emergency dispatch communications for eight area law enforcement agencies and 16 fire departments… READ MORE
ASHEVILLE – In the face of calls to defund police by up to 50%, the city manager is now proposing cutting $770,000 from the force, according to a newly released budget proposal.
The biggest part of the cut —$300,000 — would come from the reassignment of telecommunicator positions now under APD to the Information Technology and Development Services departments, according to the budget report… READ MORE
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — Two Franklin County elementary school students got to be picked up from school in style on Monday with a ride-along from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.
Back in February, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says the Sontag Elementary School PTO held a fundraiser auction with items from local and state businesses, artists, and vendors in order to raise money for new playground equipment… READ MORE
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) – Inside the Orleans Parish Communications District’s 911 call center operators were busy responding to citizens calls. But several of their co-workers were many miles away in Alabama assisting victims of Hurricane Sally.
Tyrell Morris is Executive Director of the Orleans Parish Communications District.
“911 centers, we really are the gateway to government for everyone, emergency or not,” he said… READ MORE
