Beltrami County Chief Deputy Jarrett Walton was recognized recently for his leadership and expertise by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety Emergency Communications Network.
The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office was happy to report that Walton was recognized for his leadership skills, knowledge, expertise, and dedication to his work as Chair of the Communications and Technology public safety committee, which supports the Northern Lights Task Force. The task force is comprised of 16 northern Minnesota counties, the State Patrol, Minnesota DNR, and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension…
Nearly four decades ago, 18-year-old Karen “KC” Bradford embarked on a career as a public safety dispatcher in Solano County.
Wednesday, the Vacaville Police Department communications center supervisor bid farewell to her career of 35 years and the brethren she had served with and watched over for the last 15 before heading into retirement.
“I regret nothing,” she emphasized of her career choice. “I wouldn’t have changed it for the world…
During its quarterly meeting May 4, the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) approved reinvestment into the FirstNet network that will help improve indoor coverage for first responders.
At the meeting in New Hampshire, the board approved an investment to expand services for network coverage via small-cell technologies. The investment aims to increase FirstNet coverage where public-safety agencies operate indoors, such as police headquarters, fire stations, emergency communication centers (ECCs), and other critical sites and field locations…
Those who have been reading the Advocate for any length of time know I rarely feature individuals in my articles but when I do, it is to impart information that is unique in some way. This first issue in May is written to tell you more about one of the people who made FirstNet possible and then joined the FirstNet Authority to serve as its CEO for almost nine years. Now he has decided to take his talents to the private sector to pursue a new opportunity.
Many articles have been written about Ed Parkinson this past week, but I have yet to see one that reaches back to when Ed was a staff member for the House of Representatives, Homeland Security Committee, Chaired by Representative King…
The city of Roanoke Rapids has filed a complaint and motion in Halifax County Superior Court which seeks an order the county provide 911 dispatching services for municipal emergency responders at no charge to the city.
City Attorney Geoffrey Davis said this morning, “I don’t like to comment on pending litigation, but I don’t want anyone to think that the city and the county are fighting with one another, or that this is indicative of some broader rift between the two governmental entities…
The number of calls to 911 dispatchers in Peel Region grew last year along with the number of calls classified as misuse, according to new figures.
A report, which will be considered on Thursday by the Region of Peel’s emergency management program committee, said the number of 911 calls grew 11 per cent from 2020 to 2021.
That increase, the report said, is in line with annual call growth trends… READ MORE
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