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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.
Watch the full report in the video player above.
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…
What is TEXT-TO-9-1-1?
TEXT-TO-9-1-1 is the ability to send a text message to 911 from your mobile phone or handheld device. Messages are routed to the appropriate Campbell County 911 center in a designated queue.
Thousands of Californians are struggling through blackouts and wildfires without a crucial safety connection: cell phone service.
Without cell service, signing up for emergency wildfire evacuation notices or getting backup chargers to keep phones going during a power outage is useless. Some customers were also without television and internet over the last few days, losing other vital links. Even radio stations, a low-tech resource during crises, went down… READ MORE
