RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – In front of the Public Safety Standing Committee, Stephen Willoughby, the Director of Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response, promised his department is improving.
At the top of Willoughby’s list of improvements is a new opt-in system called “Richmond Ready Alerts.”
CHICOPEE — Elected officials, first responders and more gathered on July 14 for the ribbon cutting ceremony of a new regional emergency communications center at the old Salter College site at 645 Shawninigan Dr.
The new center is set up to enhance and revolutionize the emergency response capabilities for the towns and cities it currently serves and allows more room for other communities to join.
Representative Kat Cammack (R-FL) is launching the new NextGen 911 Caucus in the House of Representatives, which aims to enhance first responders’ ability to respond to calls.
As her press release explained, public safety telecommunicators (PSTs) operate in over 6,000 call centers nationwide, but face numerous challenges, not only from increased call volumes and new crises to which they must deploy first responders, but also because these calls are made on outdated technology and with insufficient staff to handle them all.
Emergency response agencies from across North America gathered in Seattle this week for Spectrum Cyclone, a groundbreaking communications training exercise designed to bolster preparedness ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and confront emerging threats in the digital and radio-frequency landscapes.
Next Generation 911 infrastructure will allow residents to send pictures and video to dispatch. The new technology also provides more precise location data.
BOISE, Idaho — The Gem State is moving forward with a major modernization of its emergency response system after the Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission approved $15 million in grant funding for Next Generation 911 technology.
NAPLES, Fla. — When an emergency happens in Collier County, Florida, the 911 calls go to one of the most high-tech communications centers in the U.S., where callers can send text and video from the scene to dispatchers.
Moving to what’s known as an NG911 — or Next Generation 911 — system is a journey Sheriff Kevin Rambosk and Bob Finney, the county’s director of communication, have been on for much of the past decade.
