Twenty-three law enforcement dispatchers graduated Friday from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training.
The graduates hail from communications centers across the state, and comprise DOCJT’s 128th telecommunications academy class, which first began in 1999.
The students graduating from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy represent the successful completion of a highly structured…
There are some jobs where the person performing the job paints a picture for others. Artists, journalists, musicians and others use their crafts to explain or relate what is going on at a given moment.
The importance of one such job is shown in life or death situations they face every day.
Telecommunicators must paint a picture… Read More
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A former call taker for Youngstown’s 911 center pleaded guilty Monday to obstructing a human trafficking investigation that her son was a suspect in.
Judge Anthony Donofrio sentenced Elaine Hellman, 72, to 18 months probation after she pleaded guilty to a single count of attempted obstruction of justice.
Prosecutors allege Hellman alerted her son, Ronald Hellman, 51, that he was a target of the investigation…
It was a dream of Misty Burke to become a 911 Dispatcher when she was a young girl.
That dream became a reality and Burke is one of the dedicated dispatchers working in the 911 center in the Wagoner County Court House.
Burke went above and beyond the call of duty during an April 6 request from Facebook about a man in her area that wanted to commit suicide.
Burke worked quickly to find the person…
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The Amarillo Emergency Communications Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary.
The consolidated center has numerous resources including police, fire, and two ambulance systems.
They are also able to handle calls for animal control.
Having those resources in one place helped improve efficiency and the effectiveness of the response time to emergencies.
“This is a big achievement for our…. Read More
The First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet Authority) Technology Headquarters in Boulder, CO – home to the FirstNet Innovation and Test Lab and a future experience center – continues to be a focal point for transforming the future of public safety communications for first responders.
In this video tour of the Lab, Michael Van Zuiden, Senior Director for the Lab, walks through the state-of-the-art facility to explain the Lab’s pivotal work supporting public safety. The Lab operates as a plug and play environment for the FirstNet Authority team to test the standards based mission critical functions and features of the FirstNet network.
“We’re currently verifying quality of service, priority, and preemption on the production network in the Lab,” explains Van Zuiden. “For the future…. Read More
