HARRISON, Ark. — Smart 911 is not only helpful for dispatchers and first responders. The Boone County 911 director says it also could help save your life.
Without saying a word, you can now tell emergency dispatchers a lot.
“If it’s a medical call, we can share that information: what medications you’re on or equipment you use to help you breathe, with EMS,” said Daniel Bolen, the Boone County 911 director.
Smart911 is a free phone app…
Three longtime female dispatchers for the East Bank Consolidated Fire Department in Jefferson Parish have filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit in federal court claiming a supervisor routinely passed over women for promotions and had inappropriate relationships with subordinates.
The three women, who work for the East Jefferson fire department’s communications division…
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The Putnam County 911 District has a new director.
Penny Foister was named as the director at the October 911 board meeting through a unanimous vote.
Foister began her career in 1992 as a paramedic.
She later served as a 911 training officer and was named assistant director… in 2014.
JEROME, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) A Magic Valley woman is getting recognized by the state for her work as a 911 dispatcher.
Southern Idaho Regional Communications dispatcher Angel Hunsaker was named Communicator of the Year at the Idaho Public-Safety Access Point conference for public safety communications hosted Tuesday in Boise.
Hunskaer has been at SIRCOMM for 17 years, and is a floor supervisor.
KMVT caught up with her before her shift started, and she said a coworker nominated her…
GREENSBURG, Pa. —Some 911 dispatchers are sounding the alarm about a system they say is putting lives in danger.
It’s a dispatch program used in Westmoreland County. Programs like it will soon be required throughout Pennsylvania.
The program, called ProQA, requires dispatchers to follow scripts when taking police or fire calls.
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One dispatcher was concerned enough that she went on the record with Action News Investigates. “Somebody is going to die, or an officer is going to get killed. A caller…
