“Storm Area 51, They Can’t Stop All of Us” is an event created on Facebook
that is currently planned for September 20, 2019, at Area 51, the US
Air Force facility within the Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR). The
highly secure site has long been considered a crucial spot for
UFOlogists, and the event purports to raid the site “in search of
extraterrestrial life.”
ALBANY — Governor Andrew M. Cuomo announced $10 million in grant funding
Friday to strengthen local emergency response operations across the
state through improvements to 911 response and emergency service
dispatch operations. The funding is administered by the Division of
Homeland Security and Emergency Services through the Public Safety
Answering Points Operations Grant.
Nancy VanWinkle, director of the center, proposed the idea to employees about getting a dog.
“I had seen, and my assistant had seen, different agencies using dogs
for dispatch,” she said. VanWinkle added that she doesn’t know of
another 911 center in Arkansas with an emotional-support dog.
“When we answer the phone, 80 percent of our calls are not somebody
having a good day,” VanWinkle said. “We hear people take their last
breaths. We hear moms screaming because their children aren’t breathing,
or people who hear noises outside of their houses and are scared — they
don’t know if someone is coming in.
Denison is joining Sherman and a number of area cities along with the
Texoma Council of Governments to continue upgrading equipment for the
next generation of 9-1-1 technology.
Public Safety Program Manager
at TCOG CJ Derbin-Higgins said the NexGen 911 service is rolling out
nationwide in various phases. Now, the cities are preparing to receive
new equipment allowing for new features, including text to 911 as well
as more accurate geospacial location and upgraded mapping software.
FRANKLIN COUNTY (Sept. 6, 2019) — Makenzie Cleary, a
911 Dispatcher, received a prestigious award for her actions this
summer in helping save a man’s life.
Emergency Services Director John Thierwechter and county
commissioners presented the Emergency Health Service Federation Clinical
Save Award to Cleary.
“We are thankful for Makenzie’s efforts in this critical situation
resulting in a life saved,” said Commissioner Chairman Dave Keller.
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.
