TALLMADGE — Cooperation among Summit County and several of its communities on a new regional dispatch center will improve emergency response times and safety, local leaders said Thursday morning as they gathered to formalize the new pact.
“We are stronger when we are working hand in hand with our local communities,” Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro told leaders of Akron, Cuyahoga Falls, Fairlawn, Stow and Tallmadge during a ceremony at the former Weaver Workshop on Howe Road.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) — Mobile phones can be lifesavers, and now, two apps can give people the ability to help someone suffering a cardiac arrest.
PulsePoint Respond and PulsePoint AED are 911-connected mobile apps that immediately alert users of cardiac arrests near them. Individuals can then go and begin giving hands-on CPR while emergency response units are on the way.
When it comes to cardiac arrest, timing is everything, because it can be the difference between life and death…
The first 9-1-1 call was made on February 16 in 1968.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The National 9-1-1 Program acknowledged its 50th anniversary yesterday, February 16, celebrating half a century of providing emergency 9-1-1 call communications for U.S. citizens.
According to the 9-1-1 Program, before the first 9-1-1 call was made available on February 16, 1968, people had to dial 10-digit phone numbers to report issues to police authorities, fire departments, and all other emergency services.
The Memphis Police Department of Emergency Communications Bureau reported that their employees answer over 650,000 9-1-1 calls each year, maintaining an average answer time of 10 seconds or less…
People in Jackson County now have another way to alert 9-1-1 in case of emergency.
Johnny Robinson, the county’s 9-1-1 director, said the county has had the capability to accept text messages in emergency situations for about two years. However, he added, a lot of people haven’t known.
“If you can call, call us,” said Robinson. “There are times, though, a call might not be possible. For instance, if someone is in your home, you can’t make any noise, you can text rather than call… READ MORE
Shelby County 9-1-1 dispatchers will now be working 12-hour shifts on a six-month trial basis after the County Council approved the switch during Tuesday’s monthly meeting.
Jason Abel, director of the 9-1-1 center, requested his employees be permitted to work 12-hour shifts instead of eight due to the amount of overtime they were working.
The amount of overtime was budgeted for $20,400 and the county had already paid $14,000 at the beginning of this year because of employees coming in early or staying late to fill in. There are four dispatch positions currently open at the center, causing employees to have to work those additional hours… READ MORE
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.
