ERSAILLES, Ind. – The Indiana State Police (ISP) in Versailles is accepting applications for a regional dispatcher position at the Versailles Post to help staff its Regional Dispatch Center. Successful applicants must be able to receive, record, disseminate, and accurately dispatch information to police personnel, other law enforcement agencies, and other support services.
A voice that has been on the other end of 911 in Escambia County for 30 years retired Friday afternoon.
William “Bill” Jordan has answered and dispatched thousands upon thousands of 911 calls in Escambia County.
His three decades of service was to come to an end with one last radio call. He turned to the microphone and paused. Then he turned his head way, laughed and turned back to the microphone.
“This is Escambia County Fire Rescue Communications Center, Pensacola, Florida. The following dispatcher is out of service. 2826 (his radio number). Clear, Rescue clear at at 16:57.”
He leaned back in his chair. “Alright,” he said with a sigh. Three decades were over. So he thought.
“Squad 3 Escambia.”
“Squad 3,” Bill answered.
“Godspeed.”
He stood up, walked away and then turned to look back at the dispatch desk. And the radio calls kept coming from fire stations across the county.
(WTNH) — Connecticut is getting an upgrade to its 9-1-1 call centers.
Connecticut is receiving more than $1 million in federal grant funding to install “next generation 9-1-1 capabilities.”
The program will create a faster, more resilient emergency system to boost public safety. Text messaging, image and video processing, and advanced mapping are among the improvements.
ATLANTA (FOX 5 Atlanta) – Atlanta officials honor a group of 911 dispatchers for how they handled two high-stakes situations.
The recognition took place Friday afternoon, at the Georgia World Congress Center. The first group of dispatchers were honored for helping a 10-year-old boy, who had called 911 after his parents had died.
Organizers recognized two other dispatchers for assisting in a suicide call.
FOX 5 News talked to one of them, about how she helped the 14-year-old caller.
Director of Communications Stephen Hooke recently announced that the Holbrook Regional Emergency Communications Center received an additional grant from the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security and the State 911 Department for the expansion of its regional communications facility.
The $3 million grant will fund the construction of the new building on the ground of the Holbrook Public Safety Building that currently houses the HRECC.
Former Cassia County Sheriff dispatcher, Donna Hedley, has recently been diagnosed stage 4 Brain Cancer. Donna has gone through Breast Cancer already and a few weeks ago she was diagnosed with Stage 4 Brain Cancer. Her family has opened a Go Fund Me account and would love any financial aid to help her during the time that she’s getting chemo. She is unable to drive at the moment, so she is having to find people to drive her to her doctor’s appointments. It is hard for her family to do much for her since they live across the country from her. Financial aid or any other help would be greatly appreciated.
