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…
Over the last two decades, the emergency management community has recognized that natural disasters and other emergency situations don’t always follow county lines or town borders. Interagency collaboration is vital—mutual aid agreements expand the capacity of first responders, for example, and data sharing solutions can give local telecommunicators region-wide data at the click of a mouse button.
One such cloud-based advancement scheduled to soon be released by the New York-based emergency technology company RapidSOS, the Emergency Data Exchange, will enable real-time interoperability (the ability of computer or software systems to exchange information) through digital automation—even if different centers aren’t using the same programs or devices…
The International Association of Emergency Dispatchers (IAED) is a non-profit standard-setting organization dedicated to promoting safe and effective emergency dispatch services around the world.
The IAED, which is made up of three allied Academies for medical, fire, and police dispatching, promotes first-responder research, unified protocol implementation, legislation for emergency call center regulation, and the strengthening of the emergency dispatch community through education, certification, and accreditation.
This article highlights information about International Academies of Emergency Dispatch eligibility, requirements, and cost of each of the IAED certification courses…
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.
