Officials from Montgomery, Carroll and Grenada counties were in Winona at MedStat’s ribbon cutting on Wednesday.
“We are extremely proud to announce the grand opening of our new building in Winona,” said Dave Eldridge, MedStat operations manager.
Lee County will spend just over $273,000 to purchase an emergency call system that could be quickly set up and operational if regular 911 call centers are taken out of commission by a natural or man-made disaster.
The City of Edmond’s Emergency Communications Center has taken additional steps to tackle missing children’s cases by completing a national missing kids readiness program.
While the sirens of police cruisers, fire trucks and ambulances are a easily heard reminder of the hard work done by the area’s public safety officials, there is plenty of quieter work going on behind the scenes as well.
Lamarre turns in headset for front office
After more than 25 years of answering emergency calls, veteran dispatcher Maureen “Micky” Lamarre has been promoted to Communications Center supervisor, a new position meant to improve communications and service from the Billerica Police.
A lawsuit claims a woman who was left on a porch with gunshot wounds for more than an hour would have lived if someone would have come to help her.
The family of N’ala Wallace is suing Saginaw County 9-1-1, claiming emergency responders didn’t go to the shooting scene because they weren’t notified that the woman had been shot.
