The week is designated to recognize them for all that they do in their vital role in helping ensure the public are safe, but also for looking out for Law Enforcement Officers, Fire Fighters, Emergency Medical personnel and the many other persons whom they dispatch, sheriff’s office officials said in a press release.
“Our county dispatchers are constantly learning and implementing new procedures, protocols and technologies, especially in this rapidly changing world that we are now living in,” officials said in the release. “New procedures… READ MORE
Perhaps one of the few good things to come out of the Covid-19 crisis is the spotlight it has shone on the nation’s essential workers, from doctors and nurses to grocery clerks to first responders, and more.
People generally understand “first responder” to be an all-inclusive term. It includes police officers, sheriff’s deputies, emergency medical technicians and firefighters. But one critical link in the chain is often left out: 911 dispatchers.
Earlier this month, the Clackamas County Board of Commissioners took action to change that, passing a proclamation recognizing the important work of their 911 call takers, dispatchers…
Saint Paul, MN – Minnesota Governor Tim Walz issued an executive order on Aprail 10 that forced the state health department to provide addresses of people infected with coronavirus to first responders.
Armed with that information, emergency dispatchers can tell responding police, firefighters, and paramedics if … the addresses of contagious cases of coronavirus to 911 dispatch centers, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported…
Having recently been in charge of building a new public safety communications center, Willis Carter offers insight on lessens learned and suggestions for building one in the current COVID-19 environment
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) – Minnesota 9-1-1 dispatch centers seeing a 22 percent decrease in calls during the COVID-19 outbreak. That’s according to the state’s Emergency Communication division.
In 2019, Minnesota dispatch centers received nearly 56,000 calls for the third week of April. At that same time this year, they answered about 43,000 thousand calls… READ MORE
Learn about current efforts to continue to protect the 4.9 GHz Band for public safety as well as recent filings, key decisions impacting these efforts, and how you can support PSSA’s initiative to protect the 4.9 GHz band for public safety.
