Seattle will launch a new unit of crisis responders under revamped 911 system – (WA)
This fall, the Seattle mayor’s office and city council have agreed to jointly create a new type of crisis response unit to be available when people call 911.
Michele A. Surdam Named New Director of County Department of Public Safety Communications (VA)
The Prince William Board of County Supervisors has appointed Michele A. Surdam, who has served Prince William County for more than 30 years, to be the new Director of the Prince William County Department of Public Safety Communications.
Loudoun Detective, Dispatcher Earn Statewide Awards (VA)
Two members of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office received statewide recognition during the the Virginia Sheriffs’ Association Annual Conference on Sept. 20 in Virginia Beach.
The VSA 2022 Dispatcher of the Year award was presented to Loudoun’s Molly Rau. She is assigned to the night shift at the Emergency Communications Center and has been a Sheriff’s Office employee for nearly three years. Rau is certified in crisis intervention training and is already a communications training officer.
Public safety workers mourn sudden death of county emergency services director (NY)
ELIZABETHTOWN, N.Y. — Public safety workers and public officials in the tri-county area were mourning the unexpected death Monday of Essex County Emergency Services Director Max Thwaits III.
Thwaits, 40, of AuSable Forks, died of heart failure around 2 a.m. Monday at the University of Vermont Health Network Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh.
Lenexa Police using new technology to send texts after 911 calls – (KS)
The Lenexa Police Department uses new technology to keep people safe. It’s called SPIDR Tech and Lenexa is one of the first departments in the country to use it. The technology sends text messages to select callers after speaking to a 911 dispatcher.
Technology lets 911 callers share livestream with dispatch – (IN)
Prepared Live lets citizens use their cell phone camera to live stream an emergency directly to dispatch.
BROWN COUNTY, Ind. — Brown County is one of four Indiana counties that have adopted new technology for 911 calls.
