An emergency communications system used by several small towns across northern Massachusetts was impacted by a cyberattack that began on Tuesday.
The Yavapai County Office of Emergency Management (YCOEM) today announced its observance of April as Emergency Communications Month, a national initiative that highlights the critical role reliable communication plays before, during, and after emergencies and disasters. This year’s campaign encourages Yavapai County residents, families, and businesses to take proactive steps to develop and strengthen their personal emergency communication plans.
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Lincoln was already on board.
Now Carlisle is, too.
Far from a final commitment, Concord and its neighbors want to formally study whether they could regionalize emergency dispatch services.
PEPPERELL — Officials in member towns of the Patriot Regional Emergency Communications Center are reporting a cyberattack that appears to have disrupted the phone communications of the regional dispatch center and the public safety departments of multiple towns.
Officials in the towns of Pepperell, Dunstable, Townsend and Ashby released separate statements Wednesday saying the non-emergency and business phone lines for their various police, fire and EMS departments, as well as PRECC itself, were down as a result of a cyberattack discovered Tuesday morning. The towns indicated the local 911 system is still operational, and “at this time there is no evidence that private user information has been shared.” PRECC operates out of the Pepperell Police Department.
