TIPPECANOE COUNTY, Ind. (WLFI) — Indiana House Bill 1198 is waiting approval from Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb.
It already passed the Indiana House and the Indiana Senate.
It’s a bipartisan bill allowing more public safety jobs to be under the umbrella of first responders.
The Chief of Wabash Township Fire, Ed Ward, said this bill was a long time coming.
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Carbon County’s 911 Center has released its 2019 annual report.
The county’s dispatch center answered a record number of calls in the last year. Directors attribute the increase to more people and more activity in the county, which can in turn mean more emergencies.
“I think there’s a lot of development in the county, I think that brings a lot of tourists and then just the everyday stuff that goes on in the county on a normal basis,” said Gary Williams, Carbon County’s 911 director… READ MORE
Cell phone users within Alameda city limits now have the ability to send emergency text messages to the Alameda Police Department. Texting is an option when it is unsafe to use your voice to make a 911 call, if you’re unable to speak due to an emergency or for the hearing or speech-impaired. Always make a voice call if you can, and text only if you can’t. When contacting 911 in the event of an emergency, initiating a voice call is always … READ MORE
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. —
It takes Albuquerque police 23 minutes longer to get you than it did eight years ago.
A Target 7 investigation into the Albuquerque Police Department’s response times shows there has been a 93 percent since increase 2011 and response times have gotten worse every year since… READ MORE
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) is bringing enhancements to the FirstNet network in New Hampshire ahead of schedule.
AT&T and Gov. Chris Sununu recently hosted an event to celebrate.
FirstNet is a nationwide, wireless communications platform for first responders and the public safety community built with AT&T in a public-private partnership with the FirstNet Authority.
More than $80 million has been invested in New Hampshire’s wireless and wired networks between …
By Brent Williams, Senior EMS Advisor, First Responder Network Authority
Junction City Fire Department’s EMS services a rural, Midwest community in Kansas, which presents some communication challenges. To address these challenges, Junction City Fire Department uses FirstNet, whether for long distance transports to the nearest trauma facility, coordinating regional recovery efforts after a tornado, or deploying across the country to respond to a national disaster.
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