BISMARCK, N.D. – “Janet, on behalf of myself and the North Dakota Highway Patrol we’d like to thank you for over 30 years of service to public safety. We thank you for always having our backs, we wish you good luck in your retirement and we wish you the best,” said a North Dakota Highway patrol officer, “10-4, thank you,” said State Radio communication supervisor, Janey Jacobson-Wentz… READ MORE
A mother in Fredricksburg, Virginia called 911 after a protestor jumped on her car. The dispatcher told her there was nothing to be done. [VIDEO with audio of call in full article]
At the southern end of Hamilton County, a radio dead zone has plagued emergency workers for years. Law enforcement cannot check license plates. Ambulance corps members cannot call a hospital.
After years of looking for ways to bolster communications in the area, a tower on Cathead Mountain in Benson appears to be the answer. The problem? It is surrounded by land where state law prohibits motorized…
A conflict is brewing between the Oneida County Department of Emergency Services and a handful of local fire chiefs who do not want to give up their 3-digit identification numbers.
The county 9-1-1 Center is planning to switch from number identifications to plain language in order to better serve an impending upgrade to a digital radio system. But the local chiefs say they do not want to give up their 3-digits because of tradition and other technical concerns… READ MORE
If you need to call 911 and need to start texting a dispatcher during the call, the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center now has technology to make that process even easier than before — especially in situations when language is a concern.
Director Roxanne Van Gundy says Kansas has had text-to-911 capabilities for several years, including Lyon County, but new technology will now make it easier to communicate through text… READ MORE
According to the Guilford Police Department, the couple was crabbing when the husband fell into the water and was trapped in the entrance of the sluice pipe that runs under the roadway. The woman was holding onto her husband, fearing if she let go, he would get sucked in.
Two officers from Guilford Police arrived, and said they retrieved a rope to assist the woman in saving her husband…
