BRANCH COUNTY — The Branch County 911 Central Dispatch Board has
approved and sent to the County Commission a proposed new Service
Agreement to operate the consolidated emergency communications for all
of the counties.
The 911 board has chaffed at
the county’s control over salaries for dispatchers which it believes
has to lead to the high turnover of newly trained dispatchers and long
term employees who left for other positions.
The county’s two-tier
hiring program has starting dispatcher salaries at $14.23 an hour
compared to $17.22 an hour in Steuben County, Ind. the next lowest in
the region. In July the turn over got so great there were five vacancies
among the 11 positions which forced overtime and employee burnout.
Nearly three-quarters of the time 911 has been dialed in its
jurisdiction this year, Dufferin OPP has responded to learn that the
call was made in error or by accident.
From January to Aug. 31, Dufferin OPP Const. Shannon
Gordanier reports that officers have responded to a total of 413 calls
made to 911 — of those calls, police report 307, or 75 per cent, were
made in error.
“(This) includes, but is not limited to,
accidental dials, children playing with (the) phone, Apple Watches and
pocket dials,” Gordanier told The Banner.
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — The final call for Joseph Miller was played in Grand Traverse County Saturday.
Miller worked in public safety for 25 years, 21 of them for Grand Traverse County Central Dispatch.
Miller and his girlfriend Rene Hoxie-Papineau were killed in a motorcycle crash on Labor Day.
Rene
Hoxie-Papineau, 62, died on September 1 after the motorcycle she was
riding on crashed in Benzie County. Hoxie-Papineau was the Evidence and
Property Room Manager for the Grand Traverse County Sheriff’s Office
since 2002. (Jowett Family Funeral Home photo)
CUMBERLAND — As much of the United States observed Patriot Day, a national day to honor victims of the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, local emergency communication dispatchers were honored Tuesday in a separate ceremony to highlight the essential role they play in emergency services.
In October 1986, Congress approved a law designating September 11 as 9-1-1 Emergency Number Day.
In recognition of the emergency number system and the dispatchers dedicated to the critical public service, Allegany County observes the date to honor Joint Communications Center staff.
A Franklin County 911 dispatcher was recently recognized for her role in saving a man’s life.
While
still a trainee, Makenzie Cleary answered a 911 call in July from a
Montgomery Township woman whose husband was having an allergic reaction
after being stung by multiple hornets as he was mowing the lawn,
according to a news release from the county. He lost the ability to see
before falling unconscious.
HENDERSON, Ky. (9/13/19) — Kentucky State Police is currently accepting
applications for the position of police telecommunicator I for Post 16
in Henderson which serves Henderson, Union, Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and
McLean counties.
Learn about current efforts to continue to protect the 4.9 GHz Band for public safety as well as recent filings, key decisions impacting these efforts, and how you can support PSSA’s initiative to protect the 4.9 GHz band for public safety.
