DC Mayor withdraws nomination of 911 call center director as council set to vote Tuesday
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has rescinded her nomination of Karima Holmes as the Director of the Officer of Unified Communications (OUC) in a statement Monday.
Late Dispatcher’s Family Donates Bulletproof Vests in Her Honor (LA)
A year after a beloved Livingston Parish sheriff’s deputy and dispatcher died of COVID, her husband is carrying on her legacy as the department’s “guardian angel” by donating bulletproof vests to colleagues who served alongside her.
Dispatchers facing barrage of accidental 911 calls, many from new crash detection features (WI)
At the Columbia County Dispatch Center in Portage, 911 operators say they’re dealing with a barrage of accidental 911 calls — and most of them are coming from triggers on smart devices.
911 Coordinator Elisabeth Schultz says on any given day, they receive dozens of false alarms.
911 dispatchers could soon use callers’ phone cameras in emergencies – (CO)
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Dispatchers may soon be able to provide more services to 911 callers in an emergency.
DC Council could vote down the mayor’s pick to lead the city’s 911 call center
WASHINGTON (7News) — The battle is heating up between the D.C. mayor and city council over her recommended leader of the city’s 911 system.
Councilmembers said they won’t approve the mayor’s recommendation, who is the controversial acting director, Karima Holmes.
In Stamford, delay in answer to 911 call draws attention to dispatcher manpower (CT)
STAMFORD — Members of the Board of Representatives want city officials to lay out how much it would cost to increase staffing at Stamford’s 911 center after it took a resident several tries before someone picked up her call about a downed tree blocking a road on a Friday night.
