A coalition of public-safety associations yesterday asked Senate leadership that legislation for next-generation 911 (NG911) be altered to call for “at least $15 billion” in federal funding nationwide and borrowing authority to ensure that deployments can begin as soon as possible.
BILLINGS — You call them during your worst times, and they will always pick up, but the 911 dispatch center in Billings currently needs help itself.
“It’s not unusual to see three to 400 hours of overtime per week being offered out to try to meet minimum staffing,” Billings Emergency Communications Center Manager Derek Yeager said on Tuesday.
Fairbanks, Alaska (KINY) – Fairbanks Emergency Communication Center has been recognized by The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch as an “Accredited Center of Excellence” for emergency dispatching.
MORRIS – Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Brendan F. Kelly, joined by Illinois Statewide 911 Administrator Cindy Barbera-Brelle, Grundy County Sheriff/Emergency Telephone System Board Director of Electronic Operations Chris Kindelspire, and KenCom Public Safety Dispatch Director Lynette Bergeron, today announced the first counties to go live with Next Generation 911. Next Generation 911 moves emergency response communications to a more integrated information technology network.
This week Kenton County Emergency Communications (911 Dispatch), normally headquartered in Independence, is operating out of the Kenton County Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Covington while their building undergoes maintenance.
A new labor agreement between the city of Spokane and the Spokane firefighters union paves the way for the city to join its fire dispatch services with the region’s emergency communications center.
The agreement with Local 29, approved Monday by the Spokane City Council, gives the city the green light to commence negotiations that would move all fire dispatch functions to Spokane Regional Emergency Communications (SREC).
