AURORA | Aurora firefighters are working to deter a select number of people from repeatedly calling 911 for non-emergency issues, a practice that regular clogs dispatch channels and siphons resources from others in need.
Aurora Fire Rescue Lt. Paramedic briefed city council members last week on the status of the city’s relatively nascent 911 high-utilizer program, which unites several city entities in an effort to steer people away from calling 911 on a daily or weekly basis and instead admit them to long-term treatment or care.
Started in 2018, Hardi and a small team from Aurora Fire are currently managing 78 patients who consistently call emergency phone lines for help, with hundreds of other referrals in the pipeline, according to city documents…
New FirstNet Cell Site Launches in Fillmore County to Support First Responders in Southeastern Minnesota
New Infrastructure Will Help Advance Public Safety, Improve Connectivity for Area Residents and Visitors
What’s the news? First responders in southeastern Minnesota are getting a major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the FirstNet® network expansion currently underway by AT&T. We’ve added a new, purpose-built cell site located in Fillmore County.
This FirstNet site will provide coverage when traveling along State Highway 43 and Alpine Drive near Yucatan between Peterson and Spring Grove. It will also 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…
LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) – The City of Lawton is planning to restructure the E-911 Dispatch Center to create better working conditions for dispatchers and recruit new employees.
Back in April, emergency dispatchers sent a letter to Lawton city officials, citing issues like increased workload with little time off.
Then last month, with 10 vacancies at the E-911 center, the City started asking staff from other departments to help dispatch calls…
Currently, a paramedic is dispatched to every emergency call, but would change under new system
MODESTO, Calif. — The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors will consider a “two-tier” emergency response system at its Tuesday meeting in Modesto.
Currently, a paramedic is sent to every 9-1-1 call. Under the new system, an emergency medical technician (EMT) could be dispatched instead of a paramedic, depending on the level or details of the call.
“So, based upon the information that comes into the dispatcher, they’ll make a determination if we dispatch an EMT ambulance or we dispatch a paramedic ambulance to the scene,” says Richard Murdock, Stanislaus County Fire Warden and Assistant Director for the Office of Emergency Services…
MANSFIELD — Rapidly rising costs of construction material, including steel, have driven up the price to build and equip a new communications tower in Lucas.
Originally estimated at a cost of around $550,000, the cost of a new 330-foot Multi-Agency Radio Communications System (MARCS) tower will now be around $671,500, Richland County commissioners were told Tuesday morning.
Commissioners, meeting with sheriff’s Capt. Jim Sweat and MARCS representatives Dick Miller and Amanda Spencer, approved seeking bids for the project, which will improve public safety communications in southern Richland 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.
