Stamford officials gave News 12 Connecticut a look at new technology on Friday that helps get first responders to emergencies even faster.
The technology was recently used to save a kayaker in Cove Island Beach.
The call from the lost kayaker came in to 911 dispatchers just hours after Carbyne was installed, and officials said it’s been used several times over the last month…
HEPPNER — Dispatcher Jacob Stutzman of the Morrow County Sheriff’s Office was among the 119th Basic Telecommunications Class of the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training (DPSST).
The three-week course includes emergency call handling techniques, stress management, civil liability, ethics, criminal law, overview of fire-rescue and law enforcement operations, and a number of other topics…
The Glynn County Commission voted Thursday to keep the same tax rate for the next year.
Tamara Munson, interim chief financial officer, said the county gets 75 percent of its $110 million budget from taxes. The rest comes from fines, fees, grants and investments, among other things.
Of that 75 percent, nearly half goes to public safety — police, fire and rescue, emergency medical services and dispatch. General expenses, public works, judiciary, housing and development, recreation and debt payment make up the remainder…
IDA, Mich. — Richard M. Barkenquast, a restaurant owner, assistant fire chief, and county emergency dispatcher who took his high-pressure duties in stride, died Aug. 14 in Regency Hospital, Sylvania. He was 69.
Mr. Barkenquast of Monroe County’s Ida Township had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lymphoma and suffered a stroke in 2012, his family said…
Beginning today, Marylanders have the option of texting 9-1-1 for help if they cannot call the number.
In an emergency, it is not always possible to speak out loud so the Maryland assembly adopted a way to enable those with a cell phone to text in their emergency. Sen. Cheryl Kagan of District 17, NG911 commission chair, headed the effort… READ MORE
In a move that’s been many months in the making, Harvey laid off its skeleton crew of emergency dispatchers in preparation for the city’s transition to an outsourced dispatch model that officials expect to reap significant cost savings for the cash-strapped community.
Mayor Christopher Clark did not elaborate Thursday on the layoffs or his plans for the city’s dispatch operations going forward, saying only that residents’ service would not be disrupted.
