911 Emergency Dispatch leaving Clear Creek County, switching to Jeffcom911 (CO)
The Jefferson County Communications Center Authority Board of Directors recently agreed to provide emergency communications services for neighboring Clear Creek County.
911 call center says its misidentified crossing before derailment of Chicago-bound Amtrak train (MI)
NEW BUFFALO, Mich. (AP) — A 911 call center on Monday took some responsibility for an Amtrak train derailment last week in southwestern Michigan, saying it misidentified a crossing and contacted a different railroad to warn that a car was stuck on tracks.
Carjacking witness told by dispatcher ‘police wouldn’t be responding’ (WI)
An older Milwaukee woman says she was outraged after calling 9 1 1 to report carjacking and was told there would be no police response
Maui’s Shorthanded And Underpaid 911 Dispatchers Improvised During Lahaina Fire (HI)
A small team did their best to juggle a wave of calls and radio transmissions simultaneously. Despite their best efforts, many callers’ questions went unanswered.
Mel Maier Takes the Helm of APCO
After a nationwide assessment of 200-plus applicants, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO International) has chosen Melvin (Mel) Maier as its new executive director. Maier was already on staff as APCO’s chief technology officer, and brings more than 33 years’ worth of public safety experience to APCO’s top job. He has also been vice chair of the FirstNet Public Safety Advisory Committee, chair of the Funding and Sustainment Committee at SAFECOM, and a founding member/current chair of the Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition.
AllThingsFirstNet.com (AFTN) got in contact with Maier to find out about his plans for APCO International. Here’s what he had to tell us.
Parents can sue over baby’s death they blame on 911 dispatcher (WV)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) – The parents of a five-week-old infant who can sue a West Virginia county for what they claim is a 911 dispatcher’s bad advice to drive the baby to a hospital instead of waiting for an ambulance to arrive.
