Dispatcher, a Parma Heights resident, lauded for efforts in saving life of Richmond Heights grandmother (OH)

RICHMOND HEIGHTS, Ohio — Lisa Forgach, a dispatcher with the Heights Hillcrest Communications Center in Cleveland Heights, was awarded with a plaque Tuesday evening (Jan. 28) at the Richmond Heights City Council meeting for her efforts on the job on Oct. 17, 2019.

On that date, Forgach, of Parma Heights, saved the life of an elderly woman by instructing the woman’s grandson, over the… READ MORE

AT&T to finish 80% of FirstNet buildout in coming months, exec says

AT&T expects to complete 80% of the contracted buildout of the FirstNet nationwide public-safety broadband network (NPSBN) “in the coming months,” an AT&T executive said yesterday.

AT&T Chief Operating Officer (COO) John Stankey made the statement during the company’s quarterly earning call with financial analysts while discussing company officials’ belief that AT&T will add more wireless users in 2020 than it did in 2019… READ MORE

Nominations Sought for the NG9-1-1 Interoperability Oversight Commission

NENA invites members of the 9-1-1 community to submit nominees to represent stakeholder interest categories on the NG9-1-1 Interoperability Oversight Commission (Commission). This body will provide independent oversight of the PSAP Credentialing Agency (PCA) and the Forest Guide, two functional elements required to be operated centrally for NG9-1-1 to work according to prevailing standards. These requirements come from specifications developed under NENA’s standards Development Group (NDG) and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)…

County, city leaders argue over dispatch center (NM)

Chaves County commissioners and Mayor Dennis Kintigh are battling over the region’s emergency communications dispatch center.

At the same time, both sides also are saying that there should be more cooperation among the two government bodies.

Kintigh wants the Pecos Valley Regional Communications Center to be part of a proposed $35 million public safety complex that would be funded by general obligation bonds… READ MORE