MORGANTON, N.C. — Emergency dispatchers in Burke County have a new furry friend in the office with a special job.
Ellie Maye, a 12-week-old golden doodle, will be trained as a therapy dog for 911 dispatchers and work in the county’s emergency communications center in Morganton.
The new El Cajon Community Care pilot program will give callers who do not appear to be in danger the option of talking with a nurse, who can still help schedule doctor’s appointments and arrange rides to clinics.
“We’re looking at a holistic approach,” Bent Koch, chief of the Heartland Fire and Rescue Department, recently told the city council. “We want to get the right level of care, the right resources” to “the people who don’t necessarily need to go to the emergency room.”
CRYSTAL LAKE, IL – Southeast Emergency Communications has once again been recognized by The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch as an Accredited Center of Excellence for emergency medical dispatching. SEECOM is the 225th Medical Ace in the world.
LONGMONT — Stonepeak Partners LP, a New York investment firm that specializes in infrastructure assets, has purchased a business unit from Longmont-based Intrado Inc., a company that makes advanced emergency communications systems for public safety agencies, in a deal valued at $2.4 billion.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Jan. 31, 2023 — Next Generation Advanced (NGA), a global leader in NG911 digital emergency communications services and source for complete, adaptable, and reliable solutions announced today that they were awarded the $37M contract to provide the 9-8-8 call-handling system for the State of California.
PITTSBURG, Kan. — The Pittsburg Police Department recently joined other Kansas agencies in an effort to improve public safety with access to next-generation 911 services. This partnership allows improved location services that include more accurate longitude/latitude, What3Words and state-wide GIS map integration, as well as 911 texting.
