Petersburg’s Police Department dispatch center during a tour for the public in 2017. (Joe Viechnicki/KFSK)
An internal report by the Petersburg borough suggests incentive pay and salary increases to help fill vacant jobs and retain employees in the police department. Members of the department say they’re in crisis mode for a lack of dispatchers and the problem has gotten worse this winter.
Petersburg’s police chief, officers and dispatchers testified to the borough assembly in February about long hours, understaffing and a lack of incentive to stay on the job. Chief Jim Kerr told the assembly that police officers were already filling in to answer emergency calls at the dispatch station with just three dispatchers on staff to cover shifts 24/7. Since then one of those dispatchers has resigned leaving just two…
MADISON, WI… State Sen. André Jacque (R-De Pere) today had another bill in his Public Safety Package signed into law, an initiative allowing virtual court proceedings so the system runs more efficiently and brings justice to victims with fewer delays at lower cost.
“Remote court proceedings are another of the many tools that, while in use prior to Covid-19, became much more widely adopted due to changes in court operations during the pandemic,” Sen. Jacque said. “But it is important to note that several states had already adopted more expansive use of this technology for court appearances on a permanent basis without requiring an emergency order…
As part of a weekly series, we’re profiling women who stepped up at a moment of crisis and filled gaps in the labor market during the pandemic.
Elyce Rivera became a 911 operator at a time when emergency response phone services had become lifelines for the millions of Americans sequestered at home — and as centers across the country struggled to hire and retain new employees.
Alongside a job working for the city of Philadelphia, Ms. Rivera, 30, was doing hair at home to make ends meet in the year before the pandemic hit. She was motivated to change professions by her family’s tangible financial needs. Her partner, Bennie Tucker, 30, had lost his job, and she wanted to provide a better life for their daughters, Nyelah, 9, and Ryelee, 3…
Norwood, MA – Norwood will join Foxborough, Mansfield, Norton and Easton as a member of the South Eastern Massachusetts Regional Communications Center in an effort to modernize and enhance the city’s emergency dispatch system after a 3-1 vote last week by the Board of Selectors . , Bristol County’s Mutual Aid Control Operations is also a member.
“Our mission is very broad,” SEMRECC Executive Director Robert Verdon said he described government authority. “Certainly 911 is our bread and butter. But we also support police, fire and EMS dispatch…
MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, March 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Samsung Networks and TELUS today announced the successful deployment of Canada’s first next-generation Mission Critical Push-to-X (MCPTX) services. Deployed over TELUS’ globally recognized network, this new MCPTX solution will equip Canada’s first responders with the information and data they need to more accurately assess emergency situations, improve responsiveness and operational efficiency, and drive better public safety outcomes. This state-of-the-art technology will enhance multimedia communications with vital operational features such as video, geographic information system (GIS), geo-fencing, remote database access, and more, keeping communities safer…
ISLANDIA, N.Y., March 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Intrado Corporation (“Intrado” or the “Company”), a global leader in technology-enabled services, today announced the release of Spatial Insight, a map-based interface that delivers more accurate handset location information for wireless emergency calls using Apple’s Enhanced Emergency Data (“EED”), while also simplifying the Public Safety Answering Points (“PSAP”) workflow.
Intrado will make Spatial Insight and Apple EED available to all U.S. and Canadian PSAPs at no cost, upon request when interested PSAPs indicate they are prepared to receive it. Enhanced Emergency Data uses Apple’s Hybridized Emergency Location technology to make precise, high-integrity location data available to 911 centers when users make emergency calls… READ MORE
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