It happens every day and too often goes unnoticed.
Human trafficking is modern day slavery and is a terrifying situation for those caught in its trap.
On August 29, Wiregrass area first responders got to work on learning how they can help victims and those who witness the crimes.
The dedication and grand opening ceremony for the new Randall S. Webster Emergency Operations & Communications Center will be held on Wednesday, in the middle of hurricane season.
“It’s near completion and I know the teams both emergency management and 9-1-1 are very excited to get in there,” said Thomas Bell, Public Information Officer.
A Lake County emergency dispatcher was recently honored by Orlando Health for her quick thinking and communication skills that helped a woman deliver a baby.
Tina Mumley, an Emergency Dispatch Supervisor who has served Lake County since 2008, received the health system’s first-ever “Stork Award.”
Oneida County’s first responders are getting a major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the FirstNet network expansion currently underway by AT&T. FirstNet has added new, purpose-built cell sites located in Oneida County – one in the City of Rome, another by Hinckley Reservoir on the Herkimer County border.
MCLEAN, Va.—The Monitoring Association (TMA) announced it has welcomed two new U.S.-based PSAP/Emergency Communication Centers (ECCs) to its ASAP-to-PSAP service in mid-August.
The Fort Worth, Texas, and the Irving PD, Texas ECCs are the 112th and 113th public safety communications centers, respectively, in the United States and the 13th and 14th agencies in the state of Texas to implement the Automated Secure Alarm Protocol (ASAP).
A few years ago, remote 9-1-1 seemed like a remote possibility — an interesting concept but challenging to implement with the technology and resources available. Then the pandemic hit, and the public-safety community had to re-think how it approached in-person work.
