Ron Sams, Montgomery’s director of public safety, has resigned from his position, according to a news release.
Sams, who was hired by the city in 2010 as the director of city investigations was named the director of public safety by former Mayor Todd Strange in 2017. He came to the city after serving nearly 37 years on active duty and retiring as an Air Force lieutenant general…
(ABC 6 News) — Before health care workers on the front lines can give care to patients, COVID-19 related, or otherwise, there are a handful of gatekeepers playing a vital role to keep the system going.
“Our emergency medical dispatchers are often the very first voice of Mayo Clinic that our Mayo Clinic patients and families hear. We’re considered to be the first first-responder,” said Karen Novak, manager for Mayo Clinic Ambulance Service Emergency Communications.
Laurie Anderson, ENP elected 2nd Vice President; Cassie Lowery, ENP elected Southeastern Director; Bruce Romero, ENP elected Western Director; Karin Marquez, ENP elected Private Sector Director.
Today, NENA: The 9-1-1 Association announced that Laurie Anderson, ENP of the Charlotte County (FL) Sheriff’s Office, Cassie Lowery, ENP of Rutherford County (TN) Emergency Communications, Bruce Romero, ENP of the Arapahoe County (CO) E911 Emergency Communications Service Authority, and Karin Marquez, ENP of RapidSOS have been elected by the organizations? membership to serve on its Board of Directors and help lead the association?s mission to improve 9-1-1 through research, standards development, training, education, outreach, and advocacy.
The NG9-1-1 Interoperability Oversight Commission (NIOC) is pleased to announce that Laurie Flaherty, Coordinator for the National 911 Program at the U.S. Department of Transportation, and David Furth, Deputy Chief of the Federal Communications Commission?s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, have been confirmed by the NENA Board to fill two non-voting seats on the NIOC. In this role, they will serve as liaisons between NIOC and the federal government?s 9-1-1 policy coordination and telecommunications regulatory functions, respectively…
It took four years and millions of dollars but finally the City of Beverly Hills is parting ways with Police Chief Sandra Spagnoli. […]At least 21 current and former BHPD department [including dispatch] employees, however, were unsatisfied and filed civil lawsuits or internal complaints accusing Spagnoli of a range of harassment, racism, and sexual misconduct.
[…] The Blade focused on lawsuits alleging anti-gay/lesbian discrimination and retaliation filed by two out lesbian civilian employees and the police supervisors who supported them…
Murfreesboro, Tenn. – Murfreesboro Emergency Communications Center Communications Supervisor Tiffany Matthews and Communications Training Officer Brady Lutton have been named co-Public Safety Telecommunicator of the Year for their hard work and selfless actions.
Matthews regularly volunteers to take on additional tasks just so others don’t get burned out. She stays over regular working hours and comes in on her days off to assist with short shifts…
