At the March board of supervisors meeting, the board unanimously voted to recognize the week of April 9 to April 16 as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Public Safety Telecommunicators serve as the central hub for law enforcement, firefighters and paramedics. They provide essential and critical information to first responders, whether it be via collecting information from victims, or by providing that information to officers.
Here in Pulaski, that job is handled by the Pulaski County Joint 9-1-1 communications Center. The service area includes the towns of Dublin and Pulaski, as well as the remainder of Pulaski County. In total, the center provides coverage for 330 square miles, to around 34,872 residents…
An organization that runs a county-wide law enforcement radio system is working to fill in a “dead spot” in the Palo Alto foothills that could hinder officers’ ability to call for help when they’re in the area.
The dead spot remained after the Silicon Valley Regional Interoperability Authority, or SVRIA, completed its digital radio system in 2020.
The authority is planning to fill in the dead spot with a digital radio site called the Montebello site, according to SVRIA executive director Eric Nickel, a former Palo Alto fire chief.
The cost of the site could be as much as $3.5 million if it’s interconnected with sites in the “west cell” of the radio system, Nickel said. If the Montebello site is not interconnected, the cost would drop to about $1 million…
Pike County’s citizens may not be aware that all E-911 dispatch has been consolidated at one central location.
David Morgan, executive director of the Pike County Communication District, said the change occurred in the fall of last year. All E-911 dispatch for the Troy, Troy University and the county’s volunteer departments were switched to a central dispatch on Oct. 7. Brundidge police and fire followed at the end of the month and the Pike County Sheriff’s Office completed the transition to central dispatch in December…
The Missouri National Emergency Numbering Association (NENA) organization, the Missouri Association of Public Safety Communication (APCO) organization and the Missouri 911 Directors Association banded together to honor Mike Phillips, Barry County Emergency Services E9-1-1 executive director with the 2022 President’s Award.
At a conference hosted in Branson, Phillips was surprised to be recognized for his work.
“It’s an honor,” he said. “I have been fortunate enough in the past to hand that award to others… READ MORE
The city of Longview is targeting replacement of its 20-year-old public safety communications system.
Members of the city’s purchasing department opened sealed proposals this week from nine vendors. City spokesman Shawn Hara said the requests for proposal were looked at and will be evaluated without price information attached.
Hara said with these initial requests, the emphasis is more “on what quality of what you’re getting before the price.”
The proposals now will be evaluated by a committee that considers “the completeness of a proposal and how well the proposal meets the needs of the city and departments,” according to information from the city…
Redwood City — County of San Mateo has adopted the Simplicity app, a new mobile communication channel that directly connects with residents by delivering important announcements and events directly to the user’s phone.
The free app doesn’t require residents to create an account to receive updates from the County of San Mateo and their participating city of residence. Users simply download the Simplicity app from the Google Play store or Apple’s App store, choose their city of residence, notification preferences and various topics including health updates, public safety information, schools and upcoming local events…
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.
