The City of Alexandria, Virginia, is set to flip the switch on 911 technology that aims to help pinpoint the location of cellphone users, and quickly provide health information to assist first responders before they arrive on an emergency scene.
On Wednesday, the Alexandria Emergency Communication Center, which handles 911 calls for police, fire and medical emergencies, will launch a new cloud-based system called RapidDeploy RadiusPlus Mapping.
The new system aims to greatly reduce the amount of time it takes to learn the location of people calling 911 from a cellphone, rather than a landline… READ MORE
Proposal recommends consolidation from six dispatch centers to three in Colorado
Under a dispatch consolidation proposal by the Rocky Mountain Coordinating Group, the Durango and Montrose Interagency Dispatch Centers could be closed down.
Colorado has six interagency dispatch centers, which coordinate wildfire response and other emergencies.
To improve efficiencies, the coordinating group released a recommendation Oct. 27 to reduce the centers from six to three, keeping locations in Grand Junction and Fort Collins, and building a new one in Colorado Springs…
BROOKSVILLE – If you can keep a level head during an emergency, are good at multi-tasking, want to help others and deliver great customer service, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office wants to hear from you.
According to a press release, the agency will be holding a dual-purpose recruiting event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, at Rural King, 2468 Commercial Way, Spring Hill.
Representatives of the HCSO will be there to discuss the opportunities available in 9-1-1 and Dispatch, the release said…
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Fire Department and Phoenix Police Department are in need of more 911 dispatchers and are looking to hire dozens of people.
In total, they are looking to fill 66 positions.
“I consider our dispatch center the nucleus of every call,” said Phoenix Fire Captain Todd Keller.
He added that even with the many open positions, call times are not being impacted as their current operators are working extra hours to fill the need… READ MORE
TIOGA COUNTY, Pa. (WETM) – First responders in Tioga County are getting another major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the FirstNet® network expansion currently underway by AT&T.
New, purpose-built FirstNet cell sites will enhance voice and mobile broadband coverage in the county and give first responders on FirstNet – America’s public safety network – access to always-on, 24-hours-a-day priority and preemption across voice and data…
Crawford County Public Safety is set to receive some new communication equipment, following a series of unanimous votes at the Oct. 27 meeting of the Crawford County commissioners.
Commissioners approved the replacement of the communication stations for Public Safety’s Police Central, Government North and Police North, Government South and Government/Fire and Med West remote sites. These stations, according to Public Safety Director Greg Beveridge, are used to contact police, medical, fire department and other emergency responders.
The existing equipment, Beveridge said, is out of date and unable to receive service due to its age…
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