he E-911 ballot measure to improve emergency services communications infrastructure across Grays Harbor County passed with overwhelming support.
The countywide measure, which needed a simple majority to pass, has the backing of more than 63 percent of the voters after the latest count Friday night. More than 10,250 voters back the measure… READ MORE
Groton — A dispatcher’s handling of a 911 call early Thursday morning helped facilitate the delivery of a healthy baby, police said.
Glen Riffe, a dispatcher at the Groton Emergency Communications Center, took the call about 3:33 a.m. from a residence in Navy housing where a woman was in active labor, according to Paul Gately, deputy chief of the Groton Town Police Department. Riffe determined that childbirth…
RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WZTV) — New technology is being used in Rutherford County to speed up response time and pinpoint locations
FOX 17 News has recently reported about the issues that faced dispatch during the mass shooting at an Antioch Waffle House a year ago.
Confidence in dispatchers is paramount … READ MORE
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) -When Mississippi County residents dial 911 Friday they will be speaking to a dispatcher in Jonesboro. Jeff Presley, Jonesboro & Craighead 911 director, said all calls to Mississippi County’s emergency service will be rerouted to the city of Jonesboro. The problem has been isolated to an AT&T network issue…
PHOENIX — With women only making up roughly 14% of the Phoenix Police Department, an expo is being held Saturday that aims to recruit more females to the force.
The Phoenix Police Women’s Health and Fitness Expo will highlight the women part of the organization, including officers, detectives, and 911 call dispatchers.
“It’s definitely a more male-dominated field, but I do think that is changing…
BAGUIO CITY— The city government here can start building a state-of-the-art command center after Presidential Assistant for Visayas Michael Dino and Senator Christopher “Bong” Go turned over on Thursday a PHP200-million check courtesy of President Rodrigo Duterte.
“This is a promise of President (Rodrigo) Duterte during one of his visits during the graduation of PMA (Philippine Military Academy), to establish… READ MORE
