The city of Springfield, Massachusetts is planning to spend millions of dollars to improve its emergency communications.
The Springfield City Council authorized a $3.4 million bond to cover the cost of upgrading technology at the centralized dispatch center.
NORTH OLMSTED, Ohio — The debate over emergency services in North Olmsted isn’t finished yet, council members passed legislation surrounding the city’s dispatch centers, but residents like Alejandro Chock aren’t on board.
“I’m very concerned that for a period of time, beginning with any transition, should we should we actually make the move that we’ll have no dispatchers in North Olmstead that have local expertise,” said Chock.
LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) – The City of Slaton is considering entering an agreement with Lubbock County for dispatch services, something city officials say would save money, but residents have some concerns. Sheriff Kelly Rowe says Slaton is the last municipality in Lubbock County to use its own dispatch services. If the City enters the agreement, 911 calls from Slaton would go to the Lubbock County dispatch center, but Slaton officers would still respond to scenes.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) — The Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle Emergency Communications Center has made improvements for emergency responders to get into contact with people quicker.
Real-time video has joined 911 and text-to-911 for visitors and residents in the Charlottesville/Albemarle region.
Annette thanks 911 dispatcher Chris Cook for life-saving advice as he told her how to get her husband’s heart beating again. She said he also made sure to keep her calm and focused as she drove to work.
HOWARD COUNTY, MD – On July 23, dispatcher Trish Geiman took a call from a woman in Delaware who relayed that her son, a Howard County resident, had called her after finishing a 10k race and said he was having trouble breathing. The woman was unsure of her son’s location, or what race he had finished, and she was unable to get back in contact with him.
