2:20 PM: Thanks to Mike for the photos and word of a tower-replacement project under way by Myrtle Reservoir in Gatewood.
Mike says a city rep on scene “told me they’re replacing the current radio tower (used for public safety agencies, police, fire, and also Metro) with a more rigid tower that will be the same height.”
The city tells us this is a Puget Sound Emergency Radio Network project. The PSERN website… READ MORE
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) — The chairman of Metro Council’s Public Safety Committee wants to see more evidence presented in the lawsuit against the Emergency Communications Center.
A lawsuit filed by the family of Akilah Dasilva, one of the victims of the 2018 Waffle House shooting, alleges that police dispatchers made several critical errors, including sending officers to the wrong Waffle House.
FOX 17 News has also reported… READ MORE
The Rock County Communications Center is now receiving accurate device location data for 9-1-1 calls from iPhones with iOS 12+ and Android phones version 4.0+, as well as additional emergency data from apps like Uber, wearables, connected homes, and connected cars, via the RapidSOS Clearinghouse.
The nation’s 50-year-old legacy 911 infrastructure was designed for landlines and provides almost no data to first responders besides a voice-only connection. Through the RapidSOS Clearinghouse, the Rock County Communications Center… READ MORE
KEYSER, W.Va. — Mineral County 911 dispatchers will be recognized as “first responders” after the Mineral County Commission approved a resolution presented by Luke McKenzie, director of the county’s Office of Emergency Services.
“When people think of first responders, they typically think of firefighters, EMS or police officers,” McKenzie said.
McKenzie said dispatchers are the first people…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- Social media has made it easier to communicate, but Sioux Falls Police want to remind folks that it doesn’t work for everything. When it comes to reporting tips and crimes, the “old fashioned” way works best.
Like many organizations, the Sioux Falls Police Department has a Facebook and Twitter account.
“Just trying to I guess kind of pull back the curtain and let people know what we’re doing. Things that may not be newsworthy…
The phones were ringing much more than usual today at Winnebago County’s 911 dispatch center.
About 450 calls came in between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m. That’s more than twice as many as last week Wednesday.
There were almost 100 crashes…
