WOODSTOCK, Va. (WHSV) – Emotional wellness continues to be a focus for law enforcement and other first responders in Shenandoah County. Many have completed mental health training programs held by the Northwestern Community Services Board.
The community services board offers mental health first aid training courses and a 40-hour crisis intervention training program. It helps first responders better respond to crisis situations and take better care of their own mental health…
Community leaders in Chittenden County have been trying to regionalize emergency dispatch for 50 years, but for the most part 911 calls are still routed to a constellation of local centers.
Studies, reports and committees over time have brought hope for the effort but never fruit, to the point where many public safety officers on the ground have given it Circ Highway status, in reference to the state’s decades-long attempt to build a circumferential highway around the county. A four-mile remnant of the failed highway still stands in South Burlington.
Now, funding from various federal and state sources might just drag regionalization efforts across the finish line…
THE GROSSE POINTES — In honor of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week Sunday, April 10, through Saturday, April 16, Michigan’s State 911 Committee drafted a resolution recognizing the importance telecommunicators serve in the public safety world, deeming them the first first responders. In the Grosse Pointes, with three dispatching departments tied to the five public safety departments, Pointe dispatchers play a critical role in ensuring the safety of the community — a role that oftentimes goes unnoticed…
WOOD RIVER – Covering the cost of a new 911 dispatcher console at the Edwardsville Police Department was approved by the Emergency Telephone System Board at Wednesday’s meeting.
The action was taken because of plans to consolidate a 911 dispatcher at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville into the Edwardsville Department, part of the ETSB’s overall consolidation plan.
The cost is $48,132.36, which will eventually be paid through a state grant once the entire consolidation is completed…
What happens when you call 9-1-1? There’s a process that takes place that many folks might not be aware of. That’s why, back in 2008, Congress declared the month of April “9-1-1 Education Month.”
According to the site, know911.org, the designation was created to help educate people about the “resources and materials to support public education about the optimal use of 9-1-1 services nationwide.”
Locally, the Penobscot Regional Communications Center has been posting to their Facebook Page, trying to help enlighten the community with some of the things to keep in mind when you make a call, during an emergency.
“Continuing with 9-1-1 education month – a little ‘what to expect’ when you call 9-1-1…
Welcome to the last Advocate for the month of April 2022. This month’s FirstNet (Built with AT&T) statistics as of the 22nd show two significant milestones have been reached: There are now 3.3M FirstNet connections and 20.5K+ agency subscribers.
The first topic that warrants a discussion this week is the FCC release of a Notice of Inquiry (NOI) for Receiver specifications. As you may know, there have been FCC rules for transmitters used in Land Mobile Radio (LMR) for many years. The purpose of these rules is to assure transmitters stay on their assigned channel and do not put out spurious emissions. Spurious emissions occur when the transmitted signal drifts from its licensed channel and spews out noise on either side of the channel…
Learn about current efforts to continue to protect the 4.9 GHz Band for public safety as well as recent filings, key decisions impacting these efforts, and how you can support PSSA’s initiative to protect the 4.9 GHz band for public safety.
