CUMMING, GA — The Forsyth County 911 Center is offering bonuses for current Communications Officers and offering hiring incentives for new officers to help recruit and retain top talent.
The following incentive plan for Communication Officers was approved for immediate implementation by the Forsyth County Board of Commissioners during their Nov. 23 work session:
$1,500 signing bonus for new employees with no training upon promotion to Communications Officer II
$2,000 signing bonus for new employees who are already Georgia POST certified upon completion of the first level of training..
Broome County’s upgrade of its public safety radio communications system is nearing completion.
December 6, the county celebrated in the installation of the final tower in the system in Deposit. The new network is to be online next year.
Broome County Government photo
The new tower will help the County cover more areas with fewer gaps as law enforcement, fire and medic services as well as road crews try to communicate with each other and 9-1-1 dispatchers during emergencies and daily operations…
As you saw, last week we published the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance’s (PSSA) comments on the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Eighth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). The PSSA was not alone, a number of other comments were filed as well. Next come reply comments, which are due at the FCC before Christmas (the closing date is right after Christmas).
A number of these submitted comments are worth reviewing and perhaps filing reply comments. For example, radio astronomers are concerned about what will happen if the 4.9-GHz public-safety band is taken away and given to the states. Radio astronomers have reason to be concerned since they use the spectrum just above the public-safety 4.9-GHz band. I think they would feel better if the FCC would agree that the public-safety spectrum should be licensed on a nationwide basis with a band manager. The band manager would work closely with the radio astronomers to ensure there would be no interference in either direction on a nationwide basis. Without this manager, radio astronomers would potentially have to deal with a large number of individual license holders across the United States…
That’s when the County Commission unanimously agreed to borrow $19.7 million from the Santa Rosa Beach branch of Trustmark National Bank to cover the bulk of the $26.5 million project. It could be completed by early to mid-2024…
It’s a common refrain among those of us who work in 911 centers that we don’t take compliments, we take tragedies. Whether the call is about a heart attack, a house fire, a shooting, or a natural disaster, we’re trained to handle each call calmly and quickly. Quite often, things happen so quickly that we don’t know the outcome of the emergency.
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve dealt with ever-changing emergency-response protocols and surges in calls about domestic violence, mental-health crises, and at-home illnesses. We’ve been faced with acute staffing shortages, and—in most centers—we’re unable to work remotely. However, we’ve continued to go to work every day, so that when anyone dials 911, someone is there to answer the call and send help…
WINCHESTER —The Frederick County Public Safety Communications on Wednesday went live with Next Generation 9-1-1.
“NextGen 9-1-1 is new technology that allows the public to share more detailed data such as videos, images, and text messages with your 911 communications center,” Tamara Perez, the county’s director of public safety communications, said in a news release. “With the enhancement of 911 through NextGen, everyday information from your smartphone, medical devices, car computers, and building alarms can be shared with your 911 center…
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.
