Sanita Cheatham, the Augusta 9-1-1 Center’s Assistant Director, says details are one of the most important things you can tell dispatchers when you call 9-1-1, especially when it comes to a missing child. Some of those details include the last time the child was seen, what they look like, what they’re wearing, and their age, height, weight and hair color. “The more details that we can get is more details we can give those officers,” she says. “So whether they’re en route to the call, they may see this child or a similar description of this child, whether it’s on the side of the road or in someone else’s vehicle…
CHICAGO (WLS) — Some of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management and Communications staff were honored for their extraordinary work Monday – including the dispatchers who were on the police radio when two officers were shot in August. Keith Thornton Jr. heard the 10-1 call meaning an officer needs help. “Number one priority is officer safety and when I heard those two officers were down I wanted those officers to the hospital right away,” Thornton said.
Thornton said his years of experience as a volunteer firefighter and a police officer prepared him for that moment… READ MORE
This story was reported by radio host Jason Rantz on Saturday. It’s a tragic situation which, according to people with knowledge of the case, could have been avoided if not for two things. First, the staffing crisis in Seattle meant there was a delay. Second, there was a mistake in the system which prevented help from entering the victim’s apartment immediately.
Here’s what happened. A 13-year-old called for help when he saw his dad was having a medical emergency. He placed the call at 1:24 pm and that was relayed to Seattle Fire within two minutes… READ MORE
VAN BUREN — Crawford County will look into building a new facility for its emergency dispatchers in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic.
The Crawford County Quorum Court approved a resolution expressing support for making a request for proposals to determine the feasibility of such a facility at its regular meeting Monday.
This comes after the Crawford County American Rescue Plan Committee approved a more than $1.07 million proposal by Joanie Best, the county’s director of 911 communications, to build a new facility for the county emergency communications center Nov. 2. This was despite concerns by committee members Roger Atwell and Jason Cox poised about the proposal’s cost…
TRENTON, NJ (MERCER)–During a special meeting at noon today, Trenton City Council approved a proposal to move Trenton radio operations to N.J. State Police frequencies and provide $10.1 million to upgrade the City’s entire emergency radio system with state-of-the-art equipment, Mayor W. Reed Gusciora announced.
The proposal gives Trenton police, fire, public works, and water utility personnel access to superior state radio frequencies and new equipment compatible with that system, including a complete retrofit of the TPD emergency radio room. The City’s 911 phone system – which is outdated and at risk of malfunction – will also be replaced well in advance of related statewide public safety mandates in the next few years…
Tonight the City Council approved a Non-Emergency Police/Fire/Medical dispatch contract for Grant County and the city of Milbank in the amount of $24,000. The one-year contract with begin on January 1st.
To learn more about the Watertown Regional 911 Center KXLG sat down with Troy VanDusen, the Communication Manager… [AUDIO]
In 2020, the Watertown 911 center answered 69,802 calls. Of these, 13,061 were 911 calls.
According to the statistical report compiled by the WPD, in 2020 there were 764 emergency 911 calls in Clark County, 7510 calls in Codington County, 1028 calls in Day County, 1056 calls in Deuel County, 1,211 calls in Hamlin County and 1,118 calls in Grant County…
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.
