SIOUX CITY, Iowa — Western Iowa Tech’s Security Institute is looking for help from the county for a major repair project.
That building hosts Woodbury County’s communications center and emergency management offices.
The college is looking to make repairs to the building’s foundations and… READ MORE
Residents who want to receive emergency alerts from the city of Dublin will need to register by Feb. 15.
The city has used Code Red for the past 11 years for its Dublin Emergency Calling System, said Lindsay Weisenauer, public-affairs officer for the city.
The contract with Code Red ends Feb. 15, and anyone who is signed up to receive alerts from the city and wants to… READ MORE
WOOD RIVER – The Wood River Police Department has recognized two key members of its staff as both Officer of the Year and Telecommunicator of the Year.
Detective Brent Rombach and Records Supervisor Arron Weber were the two recognized.
“Detective Rombach was recognized for being the Officer of the Year – 2019 for… READ MORE
JUPITER — From around Northlake Boulevard to the Martin County line, every town along the coast uses the same 9-1-1 dispatch and police communications service — except Tequesta.
That would change under a proposal by Tequesta Police Chief Gus Medina at a Village Council workshop Monday night. Joining NorthCom, the shared emergency call center overseen by Palm Beach Gardens, would result in better public and officer safety and cost savings, Medina said…
ONTARIO – The Public Safety Radio Network (PSRN) in Ontario, a network of radio infrastructure that is used by public agencies and emergency responders in the province, is set to go silent to the public’s ears by 2023 as the network is modernized and upgraded to use updated and encrypted technology.
In October 2018, the province announced the upcoming modernization of the then-20-year-old radio network…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) — Accidental emergency calls have become a costly problem at the Brown County 911 Center.
“We have to spend our time and resources on seeing where and how that call came in,” Cullen Peltier, Director of Brown County Public Safety Communications said.
The popularization of SmartPhones, like iPhones, has led to an increase in those types of calls…
