Jamee Hillman was busy answering some of the over three hundred 911 calls that come into the Grand Forks dispatch center each day. A center that called her for help.
Hillman is what is referred to as a dispatcher on demand. She is the first ever traveling dispatcher in the United States. She has 28 years of experience back home.
Safety Shield provides a “wearable panic button” for schoolteachers and administrators that instantly alerts 9-1-1 while simultaneously sounding a campuswide silent alarm to school personnel.
CALHOUN COUNTY, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – Calhoun County Consolidated Dispatch Authority is providing support for dispatchers in the form of Hope, a dog from the organization Canines For Change.
Hope is a one-year-old Goldendoodle who is nearly complete in her certification process to be a facility dog.
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HOLBROOK — Director Steve Hooke is pleased to announce that the Holbrook Regional Emergency Communications Center was awarded nearly $17 million in grants for Fiscal Year 2024 from the Massachusetts State 911 Department.
The grant programs award funds to Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) and Regional Emergency Communication Centers (RECCs) for allowable expenses related to operations and new community partnerships, equipment and training.
The City of Long Beach Department of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Communications, responsible for the delivery of the City’s Police, Fire and Emergency Medical Services, is launching their “Help Us Help You” campaign to reduce the number of non-emergency calls answered by 9-1-1 Dispatchers.
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The city of Jackson and its police department say they are making changes that will speed up the time it takes for you to receive emergency services.
Wednesday, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and Interim Police Chief Joseph Wade went before the media to address the issues Jackson’s 911 dispatch center has faced.
