A Santa Rosa County 911 technician is leading the charge to replace outdated 911 technology with new, state-of-the-art systems that will “save a ton of lives” once they are fully implemented throughout the Panhandle.
Santa Rosa County’s 911 coordinator, Kevin Sowell, was recognized Thursday for spearheading the project, which he says will transform emergency response throughout the Panhandle… READ MORE
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — The Bay County Communications and Dispatch Center has some new faces and wagging tails, as a new program is bringing dogs on the staff as volunteers.
“They’ll be coming up here on a regular basis and they’ll just kind of rotate through and have a meet and greet with everybody,” said Brian Hardon, Bay County Emergency Management’s Communications Division Chief…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday that reclassifies dispatchers as first responders.
Assembly Bill 1945, which passed with bipartisan support last month, will change the classification of public safety dispatchers from administrative or clerical workers to first responders, according to a press release from the office of Assembly Member Rudy Salas, who introduced the bill…
NEW SCOTLAND — Citing pandemic concerns and major savings to taxpayers, Albany County Sheriff Craig Apple requested and received permission to relocate the county’s Emergency 9-1-1 Communications Center from its planned place at the Shaker Place Nursing Home in Colonie to the county’s public-safety building in Clarksville.
The Albany County Legislature approved Apple’s request in August… READ MORE
The City of Sedalia, Pettis County and PCAD are on board to establish a joint dispatch that is expected to be in operation by the start of 2021.
First Ward Councilman Tom Oldham detailed the project during a meeting of Sedalia City Council Tuesday night. The vote was seven yes and one absent (First Ward Councilman Jeff Leeman did not attend the meeting, held at the Municipal Building, 2nd and Osage… READ MORE
VICTORIA, Texas—- The Victoria Northside Rotary Club presented awards to the First Responders for their work in the community Thursday.
Susanna Bailey is a 911 dispatcher. Dispatchers are the people who help the community get connected to the correct first responders. We recognize Susanna Bailey for being the Telecommunicator of the Year… READ MORE
