The Minnesota Department of Information Technology Services and the Department of Public Safety Emergency Communication Networks (ECN) division are revisiting their public-safety communications strategy with the help of consulting and managed services firm Mission Critical Partners (MCP).
Two bills that passed in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday would implement fees on phones and other wireless devices to fund the state’s 911 and 988 call centers.
The First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) announced today that Renee Gordon has been named Vice Chair of the FirstNet Authority Board, effective immediately. A recognized leader in the 9-1-1 community, Gordon is the Director of the Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the City of Alexandria (Va.) and has been a member of the FirstNet Authority Board since November 2022.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – There aren’t enough paramedics in Multnomah County to respond to 911 calls fast enough, and yet that’s not the only problem afflicting the county’s emergency medical services.
When someone has an emergency in Portland, a patchwork of programs responds, including paramedics, firefighters and the dispatch center – which answers 911 calls. Dispatchers job is to ask questions and determine what resources are needed for each call.
Sedgwick County officials held a news conference Wednesday to clarify a situation regarding a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system that is now being used to send police, fire and ambulance crews to emergency situations.
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis woman is sounding the alarm after she was in a biking accident and couldn’t get through to 911.
Carrie Petty said that now, she is hoping to see changes made so this doesn’t happen again.
