Brown County 911 dispatchers call for more to be done to fix ongoing staffing shortages (WI)
BROWN COUNTY (WLUK) — Earlier this month, we told you temporary relief had arrived for overworked Brown County 911 dispatchers.
Idaho approves $15M grant for ‘Next Generation 911’
The Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission on July 10 approved a $15 million grant to modernize the state’s emergency response system.
The money will go toward moving Idaho’s decades-old analog 911 infrastructure to a secure, digital network called Next Generation 911, according to a press release from the Office of Emergency Management.
and public education throughout the rollout process.”
California’s 911 Crisis Is a Wake-Up Call for the Nation
It’s a call no one ever wants to make, but if you dial 911 you need, and have the right to expect, the system to work when every second counts. That’s why what is happening in America’s largest state should concern everyone in the nation.
California’s attempt to modernize its emergency system with Next Generation 911 was supposed to make things faster, smarter and more efficient. It sounds great, but in reality it’s a cautionary tale about a system that’s not just glitchy, but failing in ways that could cost lives.
Reclassifying 911: What the Enhancing First Response Act changes
The Enhancing First Response Act would recognize dispatchers’ lifesaving role and improve emergency communications infrastructure
Arkansas revamps emergency communications training to enhance telecommunication services
LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — Emergency communications training in Arkansas is about to embark on a revamp, in an effort to make service operations more seamless for 9-1-1 telecommunicators.
Announced on September 10, it is the state’s first ever online basic telecommunication course.
Upgraded 911 and reauthorized FirstNet among public safety officials’ tech priorities
The U.S. must upgrade its 911 emergency systems and enhance and reauthorize its dedicated public safety communications network if states and localities are to be able to respond to increasing threats, a House subcommittee heard this week.
