Alexandria, VA – The Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International is seeking comments for the candidate American National Standard (ANS) Managing Operational Overload in the Emergency Communication Center.
The purpose of this standard is to serve as a guide for emergency communications center staff in their preparation for a multitude of events as they create pre-planning and mitigation documents…
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Henrico Public Safety is offering a program to help students get started as a 9-1-1 dispatcher if you’re looking for a new job.
Students who complete the 40-hour certification class are eligible to apply for a paid internship with the Henrico Police Department. Those who complete both the certification and the internship in its entirety will move forward in the Safety Communications hiring process for the county…
Indiana County is located approximately 60 miles northeast of Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. Covering roughly 834 square miles with more than 80,000 residents, Indiana County is home to historic sites, outdoor adventures, and more than 250 cultural events each year.
The Indiana County Emergency Management Agency (ICEMA) is responsible for overseeing emergency management throughout the county. This includes planning, response, recovery, and mitigation of manmade or natural disasters; serving as the hazardous materials response provider for the county; and acting as the technical rescue response component for agencies in the county. ICEMA is also unique in that the agency oversees the county’s 9-1-1 emergency communication operations, coordinating call handling and dispatching for the county’s 24 fire departments, two EMS providers, and five municipal police departments…
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – Thursday Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and U.S Army officials announced new technology that they say will transform the military installation’s infrastructure in the future by boosting first responder and security personnel’s wireless communication abilities.
Gov. Ivey, joined by Deputy Commanding General U.S. Army Materiel Command Lieutenant General Donnie Walker, Vice Chair of the First Responder Network Authority Board of Directors Chief Richard Carrizzo, and President of AT&T Alabama Wayne Hutchens held a ribbon-cutting at the First New Authority facility…
TFRDPvt. Sterling Rahe says that you can reduce the burden by asking yourself if you are really dealing with an emergency before calling 911.
Toledo, Ohio — Toledo Fire Rescue Department Is dealing with a significant increase in telephones and is having a major impact on the county’s EMS system and hospitals.
The department is asking you to consider whether your phone is a real emergency or can be treated at home before dialing 911…
As the county’s population continues to multiply by leaps and bounds, the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is the looking to hire a growing number of dispatchers to handle an influx of 911 calls.
Technically called public safety telecommunicators, those who fill the role are what the unit’s Director of Operations Russ Martin likes to think of as the backbone — the “first line,” as he calls it — in situations that can ultimately become life or death…
