The 911 dispatcher who has been battling breast cancer since August, learned she was getting a new roof free of charge last week, but wasn’t sure when. The single mother got a surprise when she learned it was happening two days before Christmas, complete with gifts for … [VIDEO]
Mark Golaszewski, Executive Director of Technology and Innovation Division
In a world where technology trends are ever changing, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and our network contractor, AT&T, are working diligently to deliver a dedicated public safety broadband network. In addition to a reliable and secure connection, we are working with AT&T to build a diverse device ecosystem that will meet the needs of public safety. There is an extensive range of devices available to FirstNet users across all public safety disciplines, which includes smartphones, tablets, routers, and modems that support FirstNet network capabilities and each discipline’s unique needs in all the environments responders serve.
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SOMERSET, NJ — A 4-year-old Somerset County girl is being called a hero for calling 911 for help when her mother collapsed on the kitchen floor and did not get back up.
Isla Glaser was honored on Wednesday in a ceremony at the Franklin Police Headquarters for her bravery in calling for help, and knowing her address so police officers would know where to go when the emergency happened earlier this month.
Lt. Philip Rizzo of the Franklin Township Police Department’s Professional Services Division presented Isla with a certificate and a special police…
Vernon Hills dispatchers will receive 2.5% annual pay raises under a three-year contract approved by the village board.
The 2019 raises will be retroactive to May 1, and the other raises will be applied in 2020 and 2021, Police Chief Patrick Kreis said of the contract approved Dec. 9.
Negotiations, which took place in three or four meetings over 90 days, were “very cordial…
Callers using smart phones to dial 911 can video emergency scenes and chat with dispatchers with an enhancement to the Emergency 911 system, the first in Tennessee, said Rutherford County Sheriff Mike Fitzhugh.
The Carbyne c-Lite software will pinpoint the exact location of the emergency and allow the caller to video the scene to help dispatchers get callers the help needed, Fitzhugh said.
Video is one-way from the caller to the dispatcher…
A former Arkansas 911 dispatcher was cleared of wrongdoing following accusations that she mishandled a call with a drowning woman and told her to “shut up” just moments before she died.
An internal investigation concluded that operator Donna Reneau violated policy by being rude during an August call with Debbie Stevens shortly before her death, but she did nothing that would have warranted her termination, according to the Fort Smith Police Department…
