From one radio to the next!
Brittani was a familiar voice in the KFGO Newsroom, but after 3 years, she put down one radio wave for the next. After a long 6-8 week interview process and 6 months of training, she is a Communications Operator at Red River Regional Dispatch.
In this podcast: Brittani talks about what the process…
Whether it means restructuring the current model or moving on to a different service provider altogether, there may be changes afoot with how dispatch communication is handled for local law enforcement, fire protection and emergency medical services in the North Valley. Officials have been exploring their options in recent weeks.
Gunnison Communications, managed by the Gunnison Police Department, provides dispatch services for all agencies in the valley, and all the entities that use it pay in a proportionate share.
A few of those departments using the dispatch service throughout Gunnison County stated….
FAIRMONT, W.Va. (WDTV) — 911 dispatchers are now designated as first responders in Marion County.
The County Commission on Tuesday signed a resolution marking the designation.
Telecommunications workers are currently designated as clerical staff.
The resolution says 911 dispatchers make the same sacrifices as firefighters, law enforcement officers and EMS workers.
The designation puts them in the same category for all they do to serve their community.
Marion County 911 Center and Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Director Chris McIntire accepted ….
Duane Raible did not know it at the time, but in the early morning hours of Oct. 2 he was having a major stroke.
“The whole room went bizarre. I almost passed out. I pushed myself back to the bed and lay down,” Raible said. “I realized right then and there: something’s really wrong.”
Raible, 52, of Bangor, Pennsylvania, was in….
OREGON, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) – A scary situation of alleged domestic violence ended with the suspected abuser in handcuffs, all because the victim’s daughter used an innovative approach to seeking help. She dialed 911, but instead of asking for police, she pretended to order a pizza, WTVG said.
The victim’s daughter said she used this tactic to keep the person who was hitting her mom in the dark that she was calling for help. That way, he wouldn’t run away before police got there.
It’s a strategy that worked.
In his 14 years of service, this is a call Oregon dispatcher Tim Teneyck has…
Happy Thursday! Here is today’s 7:50 AM Nearly Impossible Question!
Question: One quarter of phone calls to 9-1-1 on Thanksgiving Day are about what?
Answer: …
