The Police Department also announced that Casey L. Nowak, 33, of Amherst will become a dispatcher. Nowak recently was honorably discharged from the U.S. Navy.
Once these police recruit’s successfully complete their training, it will put the Police Department at a strength of 85 officers…
When You have an emergency, medical or otherwise, you call 9-1-1 for help. Funding to make that happen may be something you take for granted and local officials are looking at funding to keep a local 9-1-1 center here in Adams County viable.
Wednesday night, the Joint Emergency Telephone System Board or ETSB is mapping out the future of 9-1-1 services in Adams County.
“It’s just kind of a growing pains opportunity that the board is working through to determine…
DOUGLAS COUNTY, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — Douglas County announced a new 9-1-1 texting service so residents can “Call if you can – Text if you can’t” during an emergency.
The county said people who are deaf or hard of hearing or those who are in a situation where it is too dangerous to call 9-1-1 now have a new option to call for help…
WESTMINSTER, Colo. (CBS4) – A husband and wife in Westminster can now laugh about the unplanned home birth of their second daughter. Though frantic, it happened smoothly thanks to the guidance of a city dispatcher. Five-week-old Claire Kit Riddle is as healthy and happy as can be, but her arrival on Dec. 12 was quite the surprise for parents Liz and Scott…
The Hamilton County Emergency Communications District announced the retirement of Chairman Don Allen from the board of directors of the district effective Jan. 9.
Mr. Allen began his service to the board in 1986 while the director of Hamilton County Emergency Services. In those 34 years he served 24 years as the board’s chairman and four years as its vice chairman. During his tenure, the Hamilton County Emergency Communications District accomplished many firsts for the citizens of Hamilton County…
TAMPA — Two members of the Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office received statewide recognition this week.
At the Florida Sheriffs Association Winter Conference, Public Safety Telecommunicators Brittany Wheeler and Taylor McCathern of the SCSO were named the 2020 Dispatchers of the Year.
The award is presented annually at the conference to an officer who has demonstrated exceptional service in the line of duty. The award is sponsored by L3Harris Technologies.
