Hastings dispatcher’s outstanding response makes a difference – (NE)
Thanks to a dispatcher’s awareness, a tense situation did not end up worse.
Last week, several Nebraska schools received calls about school shootings.
Former DC 911 director files whistleblower suit for reporting ‘often fatal mistakes’
For more than a year, she ran D.C.’s 911 emergency dispatch center. Now in a suit against the mayor and the District, the former director claims she was fired for shining a light on problems plaguing the department.
The claims that Cleo Subido makes in her 36-page whistleblower lawsuit filed earlier this month paint a much darker picture of the troubled Office of Unified Communications than has been previously known.
MCHD EARNS AWARD FOR CONTINUED DISPATCH EXCELLENCE (TX)
Montgomery County Hospital District has been recognized by The International Academies of Emergency Medical Dispatch (IAEDTM) as an Accredited Center of Excellence (ACE) for emergency dispatching. MCHD remains the World’s 111th Medical ACE (reaccredited in 2022 for the 6th time) and has just been reaccredited as the World’s 28th Fire ACE for the 4th time.
Vernon County Sheriff’s set to bring in new dispatch technology (WI)
VIROQUA, Wis. (WXOW)- After applying for a grant in August, the Vernon County Sheriff’s Department received $237,772.59 from the State of Wisconsin to move the department forward to implementing Next Generation 911 (NG911).
Police Oversight Commission Hears Presentation on Biases in Emergency Calls (MI)
The history of bias in policing plays a huge role in how some residents feel about law enforcement, and it is up to current municipal leaders to improve the way police respond to calls and the way officers treat people of color, Washtenaw County Sheriff Jerry Clayton told the East Lansing Independent Police Oversight Commission Wednesday.
First Little Rock plane crash 911 calls failed to go through – (AR)
Little Rock’s 911 center director says the first calls about a plane crash that killed five people went unanswered, making it an example of why her improvement plans are important.
