ALLEGHENY CO., Pa. – An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher has been suspended after he was charged with assaulting his 2-month-old son.
Michael Koban, 34, is facing charges of….
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced local emergency call centers can apply for grants to upgrade to Next Generation 911 (NG 9-1-1) technology. The funding is made possible by a $4.3 million grant from the federal 911 Grant Program.
“These funds will help expand Ohio’s 911 capabilities to keep up with today’s technology,” Governor DeWine said. “By transmitting better information and more accurate locations, Next Generation 911 helps our first responders better assist Ohioans in need.”
NG 9-1-1 is an Internet Protocol-based system that enables….
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Luzerne County is on the receiving end of a $1 million state grant to help pay for much-needed upgrades to its 911 radio system.
While the announcement is considered good news, it’s a drop in the bucket considering the total cost of those upgrades. The overall project will cost around $20 million. County officials tell Eyewitness News at this point, every dollar counts.
“We got $1 million. $1 million more than we had yesterday. We take these little steps to move us forward,” Luzerne County Manager Dave Pedri said.
Pedri keeps it all in perspective but he knows….
STRASBURG, Colo. — When a 911 call came in about a rollover crash on a rural road in Adams County in August, dispatchers initially believed the crash happened about 16 miles away from the actual location.
In the call, initiated by one of the victims of the crash, he sounds confused about where he is. He hands the phone to a woman who identified herself as “Debbie” and witnessed the crash about a minute into the call.
“We’re at 5401 Calhoun Byers road,” Debbie tells the Metcom dispatcher, saying she identified the address from a mailbox of a home along that road.
The computer had plotted….
Next week, at the 23rd annual 911 Oklahoma Public Safety Conference, two local residents are going to be recognized as heroes. Justin Beaver, communication systems manager for the City of Shawnee, is set to receive an award as 911 Technology Person of the Year and 13-year-old Braydon Self of Tecumseh has been designated Child Hero.
Pottawatomie County Emergency Management Director Don Lynch said ….
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Thursday afternoon to appoint Amanda Simoneau as interim director of the county Regional Communications Center, county Clerk Julie Magoon said Thursday afternoon ….
