MACOMB — The McDonough County Communications Board held a brief meeting on Tuesday to discuss the Fraternal Order of Police contract for the 911 dispatchers.
The board went into executive session to discuss the terms of the contract. The board did not take any action on the contract after coming back into open session. The terms of the contract were not disclosed at the time of the meeting…
By Kenzie Capece, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority
Last week the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) held the bi-annual Public Safety Advisory Committee (PSAC) meeting in Austin, Texas, bringing together more than 20 PSAC members. The FirstNet Authority leadership team also participated in the day-long meeting, including Board Members Paul Patrick, Mayor Billy Hewes, and Karima Holmes, as well as Executive Director Edward Parkinson and senior FirstNet Authority experts.
PSAC Chair Todd Early kicked off the meeting by recognizing PSAC members for their work in 2019 to ensure that first responders nationwide can access to FirstNet.
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OLIVE TWP. — An internal investigation found an incorrect classification of a 911 call was part of the “perfect storm” that delayed police response to a Spring Lake Township home where a father was killed.
WOOD TV-8 reports the Ottawa County dispatcher who took the initial Dec. 1 call from Kenneth Boone, 25, coded it as “Priority 2 Mental-Health Related.”
Boone, who was arguing with his father, requested police assistance, but there were no available deputies at the time…
Congratulations to the N.C. Marine Patrol officers and dispatchers who recently received the Division of Marine Fisheries’ Director’s Award of Excellence for their Hurricane Dorian recovery and support efforts in the aftermath of the storm!
The Marine Patrol assisted the Hyde County Sheriff’s Department and other emergency service agencies with patrolling Ocracoke Island by vehicle and boat, with fire and police calls, welfare checks, and damage assessments. The Marine Patrol provided …
WILLIAMSON — On Friday, Dec. 6, Christopher Chapman, Paige Miller and Israel Varney, telecommunicators from Mingo County 911, successfully completed a APCO Emergency Medical Dispatcher course (EMD).
Emergency Medical Dispatch is a systematic program of handling medical, trauma and critical calls. Trained telecommunicators, using locally approved EMD Guide cards, quickly and properly determine the nature and priority of the call, dispatch the appropriate response, then give the caller…
LEWIS COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) — UPDATE 12/18/19 @ 3:50 p.m.
More details have been released about a deadly accident Tuesday night that claimed the life of a Lewis County 911 dispatcher and her son, a 14-year-old student athlete.
Jerrica Adkins, 33, and her son, Wesley Fogle, 14, both of of Garrison, were pronounced dead at the scene by Lewis County Coroner Tony Gaydos.
Kentucky State Police say Adkins was headed east on state Route 8 in a 2015…
