RIVER VALLEY (KNWA) — The 9-1-1 system for Johnson, Pope, Logan and Franklin Counties is out of service.
Service will resume tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 16. A specific time has yet to be determined.
Rick Covert with Franklin County Emergency Management said issues
began at 3:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15 when an AT&T cable ruptured. He
said there were also issues with Century Link components. Century Link
is the internet provider.
Covert added that both companies are working diligently to get necessary parts to fix the issues.
When a person dials 9-1-1, calls are directed to the nearest
dispatching center, but because the system is down, calls will be routed
to Crawford County dispatchers.
Work on Roanoke’s new, $15.7 million Emergency Communications Center
is expected to be complete by the end of the year, according to E911
Center Manager, Sonya Roman. Work started on the 31,000-square-foot
joint facility which will house both the City of Roanoke E911 Center and
Virginia811 (i.e. Miss Utility).
The partnership was born of a mutual need for better space for
similar functions, dispatching professionals in response to incoming
calls. The City of Roanoke 911 Center fields approximately 250,000
emergency calls annually and Virginia 811 approximately 1.25 million
calls (for marking underground utilities). Both agencies operate 24-7.
Emergency
service dispatchers in Phoenix are gearing up for a meeting with city
officials in an attempt to shore up emergency funding for staff, new
systems and therapy resources as nationally, dispatchers are awaiting a
decision in Washington D.C. that could impact how they are classified.
Currently, 911 dispatchers in Arizona
and across the nation are not considered first responders. Instead,
they are generally considered clerical or administrative staff.
TAMPA, Fla. — A
family in Tampa has a lot to celebrate — a new bundle of joy who made a
surprise appearance and her 9-year-old brother who helped it happen.
Princess Anntte Brantley’s family says she was born on August 6, weighing 6 lb. 14 oz.
“I see that she’s cute and I think, I think she’s having a good dream,” her big brother, Lindell Lyons, said.
Work on Roanoke’s new, $15.7 million Emergency Communications Center
is expected to be complete by the end of the year, according to E911
Center Manager, Sonya Roman. Work started on the 31,000-square-foot
joint facility which will house both the City of Roanoke E911 Center and
Virginia811 (i.e. Miss Utility).
The partnership was born of a mutual need for better space for
similar functions, dispatching professionals in response to incoming
calls. The City of Roanoke 911 Center fields approximately 250,000
emergency calls annually and Virginia 811 approximately 1.25 million
calls (for marking underground utilities). Both agencies operate 24-7.
DES MOINES — Everyone knows you can call 9-1-1. But, did you know you
can text 9-1-1? Iowa is one of the few states that has updated its
technology to texting. But with new funding, they want to take it a step
further.
The West Des Moines Public Safety Facility is one of 113 call centers
in the state of Iowa that’s getting a new upgrade called Next
Generation 911.
Assistant Chief Dispatcher Rob Dehnert says being a dispatcher can be overwhelming.
“It goes from periods of sheer terror. People are calling in with
everything. Anytime they need to summon the assistance of police, fire,
and EMS and request those services that’s the calls they take.”
But getting that help is becoming easier.
Being able to send video to 9-1-1 is coming soon, says Program Manager Blake Derouchey.
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.
