Newton County sending public safety tax to the ballot (MO)
Newton County voters will decide whether to add a half cent sales tax this Spring.
Park Ridge looks to move 911 dispatching services to Cook County call center (IL)
Six years after moving its 911 dispatching services from Des Plaines to River Forest, the Park Ridge Police Department is looking for a new center to answer emergency calls.
Voices in the Dark: The Voices of Telecommunicators with PTSD
By Matt Berg
During my research phase for my article titled “PTSD and the Telecommunicator,” published in the March-April issue of PSC magazine, I interviewed many 9-1-1 professionals who are living with PTSD. Listening to them was stressful in and of itself, but one of the things I found most heart…
State lawmakers targeting blackouts, emergency communications with recent bills (CA)
LAKE COUNTY — Another piece of legislation has been added to a growing group of state bills currently in various stages of the legislative process that could change the impacts of future wildfire safety-related power outages carried out by utilities like Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
California Assembly Bill 2163, called the Rural Broadband and Emergency Infrastructure Grant Act of 2020, was introduced Tuesday by Assemblymembers Robert Rivas (D-Salinas), Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters) and Devon Mathis (R-Visalia)…
Hampton fire dispatcher Cassie Leavitt completes leadership program (NH)
Fire Department dispatcher Cassandra Leavitt successfully completed the comprehensive Leadership Certificate Program offered by the APCO Institute.
9-1-1 center releases update on investigation into submerged van response (IN)
The 9-1-1 Center provided an update to their investigation into the crash that killed two children and injured a woman and an infant after their vehicle became submerged in a pond on University Drive on December 31.
