North Texas 911 center adds video option for emergency calls
A North Texas 911 center is offering a service during emergency calls that no other agency is offering.
Dispatchers at the North Texas Emergency Communications Center are not only ready to listen to your call for help, but they are prepared to watch your emergency as it’s happening.
As repairs of the fiber cut start, tribal government declares an emergency in light of … (AK)
North Slope’s tribal organization asked for federal help with the response to the internet and cell outages that hurt several Arctic communities this summer after the fiber cable was damaged.
An undersea fiber optic line was severed by the sea ice on June 10, leading to outages in several communities, including North Slope’s Utqiagvik, Wainwright, Point Hope and Atqasuk. On Aug. 25, the Quintillion vessel arrived at the area of the break to start the repairs, but the estimate of how long the work might take was not yet available.
First for Fairfax County 9-1-1 (VA)
On Saturday, Aug. 26, Fairfax County’s Department of Public Safety Communications, also known as 9-1-1, held its first Public Safety Day Open House.
Fairfax County 9-1-1 is Virginia’s largest public safety answering point and is recognized nationally for its public safety telecommunications services, training, technology, and policies and procedures. The employees of 9-1-1 are considered the First of the First Responders. The tagline of the department is “Fairfax County 9-1-1…always there…always ready…24/7/365.
COVID-19 hits emergency call center (KY)
LEXINGTON, Ky. — COVID-19 is still here, according to health officials, and it’s touching homes, school systems, and now an emergency response center in Lexington.
Lexington’s health department is reporting a significant uptick in confirmed COVID cases around the city. One place dealing with cases first-hand is the Lexington Enhance 911 Center.
Collier County Sheriff’s Office communication team deployed to aid Hurricane recovery (FL)
The Collier County Sheriff’s Office has authorized a communications team to assist with hurricane recovery in northern Florida.
Justin Koval, the communications technical manager, and Ricardo Garcia-Jimenez, the communications radio equipment technician are going to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, according to CCSO.
