Dispatch change eases load on city fire department – (KY)
Dec. 14—A new dispatch policy initiated last month reduced the number of medical runs made by city firefighters by more than half, compared to November 2021.
Mayor cuts the ribbon to renovated public safety facility (AZ)
Tucson’s Public Safety Communications Department celebrated the opening of its newly remodeled public safety facility Dec. 2.
New police audio suggests communication delay for mother and daughter search in … – (WI)
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — Through an open records request, CBS 58 has obtained police communications that suggest a 20-minute delay in the search for 25-year-old Khalilah Brister and her seven-year-old daughter Tyrielle Jefferson.
Cincinnati changed who responds to 911 mental health calls. Here’s how the pilot program is going (OH)
A pilot program that sends a non-police team to some emergency calls is entering its final stage, but officials say there’s enough need to make it permanent.
After EMS dispatch system outage, Council presses FDNY on upgrades – (NY)
On the morning of Oct. 12, a contractor hired by the FDNY entered a basement data storage area in the agency’s emergency dispatch center, in downtown Brooklyn.
Police dispatcher and 3-year-old son killed in Rocky Mount crash (NC)
“We are incredibly grateful for the Nash County Emergency Management, who shortly afterward began dispatching 9-1-1 calls, allowing Rocky Mount Police personnel to speak with Crisis Health professionals during this challenging time, and to the North Carolina Highway Patrol for leading the investigation,” said Police Chief Robert Hassell.
