There’s a seamless partnership of those on the front line and those behind the phones.
Just a matter of seconds can change a life.
A new computer system called Rapid SOS is significantly cutting down that response time.
ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – Potential career opportunities are available at the Abilene Police Department for telecommunicators.
The dispatch department is currently operating with only about 30 people including supervisors, which Communications Manager Becky Mackiewicz says can be taxing, especially in situations when the city is experiencing emergencies like grass fires or the May 19 tornado.
APD is hoping to hire an additional eight dispatchers to reach full staffing, and while Mackiewicz says the job can be hard at times, it’s the feeling of being the first first responder that keeps them coming back.
The Charles County Volunteer Firemen’s Association, Inc, and Charles County Association of Emergency Medical Services, Inc. provided useful tips for teaching children, and even adults on how to call 9-11 and provide useful and needed information to the 911 call takers, dispatchers, and first responders.
JACKSON, Mich. (WLNS) — A former 911 dispatcher is suing Jackson County, as well as her former supervisor, claiming there was a sexually hostile work environment during her time there.
Shannon Rutan worked for Jackson County Central Dispatch from 2008 to 2016. In the lawsuit filed earlier this year, she also claims county and her supervisor, Lieutenant Jason Hamman, retaliated against her for making claims of sexual harassment.
The hostility Rutan alleges in her lawsuit started in 2012, and includes numerous examples of comments and innuendo of a sexual nature.
BELL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – A man has been arrested after authorities say he made threats against a Bell County judge and 911 dispatchers.
According to the Bell County Sheriff’s Office, 47-year-old Charles Lawson called and harassed dispatch several times Monday. He called so many times, a warrant was issued for his arrest.
Springettsbury Township, York County — Tomorrow, York County Commissioners will vote on a $750,000 contract to overhaul the 9-1-1 communications center. While the vote is not finalized, many people seem to feel this is a step in the right direction for an agency struggling for years.
“We are pleased with the route they are going,” said York Fire Chief Chad Deardorff.
