Anchorage, Alaska (KINY) – Governor Mike Dunleavy has signed Administrative Order No. 317, establishing the 911 and Dispatch Consolidation Working Group.
Its purpose will be to conduct a thorough analysis and make recommendations related to 911 and Alaska State Troopers dispatch consolidation.
“Public safety is job number one. All Alaskans have a stake in how 911 works so making sure we have a functioning 911 system…
Many measures implemented initially in reaction to demands associated with the COVID-19 pandemic likely will become long-term components of public-safety communications, particularly in the 911 arena, public-safety representatives said during a recent webinar.
Mel Maier, captain of the emergency communications and operations division of the Oakland County (Mich.) Sheriff’s Office, said the COVID-19 situation has illuminated the need for interoperability between public-safety answering points (PSAPs) that allows for efficient transfers of information and resources… READ MORE
Demolition and site work for Williams County’s emergency services project will be getting under way soon, after Williams County Commissioners approved a maximum of $3.58 million toward the initial phases of construction for a joint Emergency Operations Center.
The amount was among cost estimates presented to Williams County Commissioners for the project, which Director of Communications and GIS Helen Askim said are maximum cost estimates and are expected to come in lower than listed… READ MORE
A police dispatcher in New Jersey resigned Monday after posting a racist touch upon Fb a few black boy at a George Floyd protest.
In a photograph posted on Fb, the Eight-year-old boy is pictured at a protest in Boston on Friday holding a sign, “At what age do I am going from good-looking to a risk?”
The dispatcher, Marc Repace, commented, “17 give or take a 12 months or two” and “LMFAO utterly kidding.”
Repace, 21, used to be suspended Sunday from the police division in Woodbridge…
Gallatin County voters have approved two tax increases to help pay for the 911 Dispatch Center and search and rescue operations.
In preliminary totals Tuesday night, the tax hike for the 911 Dispatch Center passed with 54.4% of voters in favor and 45.6%
The tax increase for the 911 Dispatch Center will raise property taxes by $16.20 a year for the owner of a $200,000 home and will bring in about $2.1 million annually.against. The increase for search and rescue passed, 62% to 38%…
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That means first responders in all 50 states, 5 territories and the District of Columbia are gaining access to the only nationwide, high-speed broadband communications platform dedicated to and purpose-built specifically for them. And that’s why I am excited to announce that FirstNet has launched in the 3 Pacific territories — American Samoa, Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands…
