Jonathan Bennett was the Ada County 911 dispatcher that took the call. He was actually in training with another dispatcher when the call came in.
Bennett said the situation was a little scary for both himself and the callers, but they were very focused.
“It wasn’t the first call I gave CPR instructions on, but it was the first call where they had an AED, a defibrillator on-site,” Bennett said.
The child was attacked at around 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday while he was running from his home to a neighbor’s. His father is credited with chasing the mountain lion off — likely saving his son’s life.
In 911 audio released by the Park County Sheriff’s Office (it is available in full above), the boy’s mother is heard speaking with a dispatcher, who helped guide the family to the fire station and stop some of the bleeding.
East Hampton Village public safety dispatchers are taking the village to court in a dispute about which employees get first dibs on overtime.
In August 2018, Village Police Chief Michael Tracey, whose department oversees the dispatchers, issued an order that dispatchers of the same rank as those they were replacing on a shift should be eligible for overtime hours, rather than giving top priority to dispatchers with the most seniority.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WPDE) — Looking for a job?
The Myrtle Beach Police Department is hiring.
The department needs dispatchers to answer emergency calls, as well as part-time and full-time community service officers. No experience is necessary.
“For most of our jobs, it’s just a high school diploma or a GED and a valid drivers license and you must be 18 years old,” said Lt. Bryan Murphy, MBPD. “Of course, to be a police officer you have to be 21 because of the state laws.”
During its Aug. 22 meeting, the South Dakota 911 Coordination Board unanimously voted to amend a contract for the South Dakota Next Generation 911 Project.
This amendment is in regards to the Rapid City call center with its multiple workstations, dual electrical circuits, cabling and need to replace/buy more uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units.
Explanation
A 911 call center for police, firefighting and ambulance services is referred to as a public safety answering point (PSAP). These call centers run 24 hours a day, dispatching emergency services or passing 911 calls on to public or private safety agencies.
BRIDGEPORT — Phone service for resident and government offices have been restored according city officials.
Phone service was restored around 2pm.
Bridgeport officials said in an email shortly before noon, “ITS has received confirmation of a “Frontier Communications” City-wide outage affecting phone service for numerous residences and businesses. This outage is affecting INCOMING calls from residents and businesses that have Frontier as their carrier. OUTGOING calls for our city lines are also affected as we also have Frontier service for office telecommunications at MMGC, City Hall, BPD, BFD, BPS, Bridgeport Public Library, and other city facilities such as the Health Department at East Main Street.
