Flood damage has Middlebury Police Department dispatching out of mobile unit (VT)
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. (WCAX) – Flood cleanup and recovery continues in Middlebury following last week’s deluge, and it has local officials working in close quarters.
Dispatchable location for wireless 911 calls expected to get a closer look in future, FCC official says
Wireless carriers continue to improve their ability to provide 911 centers with more location—including vertical Z-axis information—but the FCC continues to hope that carriers will be able to provide a dispatchable location with emergency calls, an FCC official said this week during the APCO 2023 event in Nashville, Tenn.
‘Perfect public safety storm’ at Knox 911 call center; ‘closure’ yet be defined (ME)
ROCKLAND — Put public safety chiefs in a room together with a critical problem to solve, such as the demise of the county emergency dispatch center, and they won’t leave until a viable action plan is in place.
911 Dispatch System Readies for Upgrades (MN)
The state legislature set aside a special fund in the last session to help the transition, including in Benton County. Sheriff Troy Heck says the facility is going from analog to digital. “So, instead of having 911 call flow over telephone lines, we’re now going to be using a computerized network that is going to move the calls from your telephone, essentially, to the public safety answering point, the PSAP.”
Seattle settles lawsuit by 911 manager who cited dispatch concerns (WA)
The city of Seattle has agreed to pay $162,500 to settle a lawsuit by a former 911 call center manager who said he was wrongly punished for speaking up about problems at work, including a dispatch practice that allegedly contributed to a fatal heart attack.
Milwaukee strikes new deal for 911 dispatch software ahead of Republican National Convention (WI)
About four months after the city of Milwaukee watched the installation of its new 911 dispatch software fall apart, the city believes it has a solution in time for the 2024 Republican National Convention coming to town.
The resolution is crucial for a city that’s preparing for a national security event next summer and trying to overhaul and streamline its 911 communications system in general.
