The Blount County E-911 Communications Center has entered into a statewide agreement giving dispatchers access to names and addresses of individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Blount County dispatchers are only providing that information to first responders when appropriate, E-911 Communications Center Director Jimmy Long said, adding there are “short and sweet” guidelines dispatchers must follow…
The Hamilton County Health Department has ended its agreement with the 911 Communications Center to share COVID-19 patient data, a move that came as Gov. Bill Lee’s administration has drawn criticism for directing the state department of health to share similar information with some law enforcement agencies.
At the end of March, the Hamilton County Health Department began sharing “limited data” about patients who tested positive for the virus with 911 dispatchers, according to department administrator Becky Barnes… READ MORE
he Cumberland County 911 Communications Center is now in an elite group of communication centers achieving triple accreditation status with an international organization, according to a news release from the agency.
Earlier this month, the 911 Center was accredited in a third protocol discipline — police dispatch — by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch, according to a news release… READ MORE
UCSON, Ariz. — The Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office has announced Text-to-9-1-1 is coming to the area later this month.
In a tweet, the Office says the feature will be made available May 18th.
No other details were shared about the feature, but those in need of help are encouraged to “Call if you can, text if you can’t!” in a matter of days… READ MORE
Public safety answering points (PSAPS) have for years faced shortages of workers and that’s why it is crucial during the coronavirus outbreak to keep call takers healthy and at work, and also deal with the mental strains of the pandemic.
That is one of the takeaways of surveys done by the National Emergency Number Association (NENA) that wanted to take the temperatures of PSAPs across the country to learn how they have handled the pandemic, what measures they have…READ MORE
Nashville 911 operators need more intensive training and better quality assurance checks, according to recommendations from the mother of a Waffle House shooting victim.
The city settled a lawsuit from the family of victim Akilah DaSilva last month, a day before the two-year anniversary of the deadly attack. Under the terms of the agreement, the family received $35,000 and the city agreed to consider policy proposals in good faith to make the 911 response system more effective… READ MORE
