The national news has lost sight of the fact that Lakes Charles Louisiana has been devastated by Hurricane Laura. There are Telecommunicators there that need our help.
The city of Lake Charles on the western side of Louisiana is located in Calcasieu Parish (a Parish is the equivalent of a county) and has a Parish population of over 200,000. This Parish and other surrounding Parishes were literally in the eye of the Hurricane with winds of over 130 MPH. These dedicated first responders have lost homes and property as they also work through the storm and continue to work through the restoration for others. We have posted several pictures showing some of the damage their community has sustained.
Let us show them they have not been forgotten. I know from past experiences that insurance will not pay for many of the expenses they will incur that are above and beyond the everyday expenses they still have. The Louisiana Chapter of APCO has always been fiscally responsible and more than that THEY HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR EVERYONE IN NEED.
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PETALUMA, CA — As of 12:01 a.m. Tuesday, the Petaluma Police Department now offers Text-to-911 service for residents experiencing an emergency who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability, or who cannot safely call 9-1-1 in a dangerous situation.
Call If You Can, Text If You Can’t
“Call if you can, text if you can’t” is the slogan developed by the Federal Communications Commission —FCC — as the new technology continues to make its debut in parts of California… READ MORE
ROHNERT PARK, CA — The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety now offers Text-to-911 service for residents experiencing an emergency who are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech disability, or who cannot safely call 9-1-1 in a dangerous situation.
Call If You Can, Text If You Can’t
“Call if you can, text if you can’t” is the slogan developed by the Federal Communications Commission —FCC — as the new technology continues to make its debut in parts of California… READ MORE
MARTINSBURG — Being the calm voice on the other end of the phone providing life saving advice to those in need while helping emergency services prepare and arrive on the scene of accidents and crimes fully briefed is not an easy feat and, according to Berkeley County officials, is certainly a job worthy of recognition.
In a meeting last week, Mary Kackley, Director of Berkeley County 911, along with Berkeley County councilmembers, recognized the entirety of the Berkeley County 911 staff for their work within the county in addition to the extra hours and effort each has put in since the beginning of COVID-19 spikes, shutdowns and quarantines back in March… READ MORE
A woman there was arrested several times over the Labor Day weekend after repeatedly calling 9-1-1 to “scream and yell at operators,” according to police.
Christine Diliberto of Saugerties has had 106 arrests in the last four years, but the issues began early Friday morning of Labor Day weekend after she repeatedly called local police for hours. She was arrested after antagonizing emergency dispatchers, and screaming obscenities. She also started calling the Ulster County 9-1-1 center and doing the same…
COTTONWOOD – Commander Jody Makuch of the Cottonwood Police Department was killed Monday afternoon in a motorcycle accident in Cottonwood, according to a new release posted on the Northern Arizona University Police Department Facebook page.
Makuch was off-duty riding his motorcycle through Cottonwood when a vehicle drifted left of center and struck the police commander head-on, stated the NAUPD release…
Learn about current efforts to continue to protect the 4.9 GHz Band for public safety as well as recent filings, key decisions impacting these efforts, and how you can support PSSA’s initiative to protect the 4.9 GHz band for public safety.
