The decision to change the way
the 911 center is funded was precipitated by an “untenable financial
situation” according to Commissioner Andy Kostielney, who serves as
president of the three member executive board for the 911 center. The
other two members are Mishawaka Mayor Dave Wood and South Bend Mayor
Pete Buttigieg.
The
argument over how to fund the 911 center dates back more than five years
ago, when a new state law required counties to have no more than two
Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP). In 2014, South Bend, Mishawaka
and St. Joseph County entered into an interlocal agreement that split
the cost of the consolidated center.
FORT SMITH, Ark. (KFSM) — At the end of August dramatic 911 audio
of a Fort Smith woman who died in flash flooding was released. Now
another woman is coming forward, saying her fate could have been the
same.
Janet Smith says she can’t stop thinking about what she calls a
near-death experience on August 24, the same day Debbie Stevens died
when her car was swept away by flash floods while delivering newspapers.
9-1-1 Director Eric Raymond explained to the committee the ETSB met
Wednesday and it still doesn’t have a budget to submit. There’s still
questions on how much funding will come from each of the entities for
joint dispatch. It’s requesting $167,500 be provided from the county,
city of Watseka and ETSB. He said there’s concern with setting a number
because the telecommunicators’ contracts will go into negotiations this
year “and that number could go anywhere”.
HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) —
A few weeks ago, Leslie Bard, senior communicator for Harrisonburg
Rockingham Emergency Communication Center, received a call unlike any
other she had ever received.
“It was just a routine 911 phone call,” Bard said. “But…you never know what you’re going to get in this job.”
On the other end of the line was Eula Gammon, whose pregnant daughter had gone in to labor in their home.
TREADWAY — In an emergency situation, how are the first responders … Fire, Police, EMS, Rescue Squad, etc., going to find you?
In
Hancock County we have what is called Enhanced 9-1-1 and a Computer
Aided Dispatch system. What this means is that when you call 9-1-1, your
name and address comes up on the computer screen at the 9-1-1 dispatch
office.
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.
