They are ready to begin answering the call to provide assistance and assurance to both citizens and law enforcement officers of the commonwealth.
“Thank you for stepping up and joining Team Kentucky as part of a profession that is being asked to do more now than ever. Today you become, not only a dispatcher, but the essential lifeline for the entire commonwealth,” said Gov. Beshear…
A coalition of utility groups and other current occupants of the 6 GHz communications band filed a pair of petitions with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week to block an expected tidal wave of the new “6G” generation of consumer electronics from moving into their currently exclusive neighborhood.
The Edison Electric Institute and American Public Power Association were among a dozen associations that signed the official request for rulemaking submitted to the FCC along with an 11th-hour request for a stay of any pending approvals for a new generation of unlicensed 6G routers and other wireless devices that will generate a blizzard of electronic interference that will blind thousands of microwave links that currently operate on the 6 gigahertz (GHz) band and are used by utilities to monitor and maintain the electricity grid and other vital communications…
That first whiff of fresh-cut pine; the overabundance of pumpkin-spiced everything; a gentle glow of candle flame and the infectious giddiness of a child’s anticipation – the holiday season can certainly be a joyous time! However, for those in public safety and shift work, late-October to mid-January is not all greeting cards and the Hallmark Channel specials. This time of year often means missing family, dealing with estranged loved ones and a dramatic rise in seasonal depression and anxiety.
Protecting your mental health is challenging when the holidays can conspire against it. Feeling left out and tense is more common than not for those in police, fire, corrections and emergency medicine. What can be done to give a spirit boost in the season of cheer?
Lara Vanderbilt’s work schedule is anything but a 9 to 5.
Some weeks during her training, as a dispatcher with the Boulder County Communications Center, she works 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Other weeks, those times are flipped to an overnight shift.
But an unordinary, unpredictable schedule and the nature of the job is what prompted her to apply, Vanderbilt said…
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (WFLA) – A Pasco County family got to meet and thank their hero behind the headset.
“We just feel we were blessed that he was the one that answered that call,” Christy Hupp said. “It was just meant to be.”
The Hupp family from Zephyrhills credits 911 call taker Rob Lippmann with helping save 53-year-old Jeff Hupp during a medical emergency in early November…
A man landed in jail in November for allegedly calling 9-1-1 at least 25 times.
According to court documents:
In April, police responded to a reported family disturbance. A dispatcher told the officers a man and woman could be heard yelling over the phone.
The officers arrived at the address and announced their presence. A man said “hang on” and answered the door holding his jeans up around his waist. He told police there was no disturbance and he was just spending time with his wife. Officers saw an unclothed woman on the couch. She told the officers she was fine…
