Ground is broken on emergency call center (NM)
Otero County officials broke ground on the Otero County Public Safety Answering Point Center Nov. 9 in Alamogordo.
The Center, also known as PSAP, will function as a hub for emergency calls for Otero County, the Village of Cloudcroft and the City of Alamogordo, providing 911 call coverage to the area.
Hamilton Co. 911 Telecommunicator kept victim calm during tense home invasion(TN)
A local 911 operator is being praised for keeping a family calm during a frightening home invasion.
Telecommunicator Jennifer Mealer has been answering emergency calls in Hamilton County for the past four years and says she loves her job.
DU-COMM board of directors names new executive director – (IL)
DU-COMM (DuPage Public Safety Communications) announces the hiring of a new executive director, Jessica Robb.
St. Louis City plans to add $42 million facility for 911 dispatch – (MO)
ST. LOUIS (KMOV) – To tackle 911 problems that have long plagued St. Louis, the city is moving closer to a plan to consolidate police, fire and EMS dispatch in one place.
“Our 911 system is a bottleneck where police dispatch answers all the calls and basically triages to police, EMS or fire,” explained Nick Desideri, a spokesperson for the mayor’s office.
A 9-1-1 caller just wanted to say ‘hi’ (NV)
Those who wish to express their good-natured thoughts by way of a phone call may want to avoid what Pahrump resident Michael Murphy is alleged to have done this month.

