PORT ANGELES — Clallam County has received a pair of offers from Seattle-area architects to design a joint Emergency Operations Center and 9-1-1 dispatch center in west Port Angeles.
The three commissioners Tuesday opened non-priced proposals from OAC Services, Inc. of Seattle and Lawhead Architects of Bellevue for the proposed joint public safety facility near William R. Fairchild International Airport.
“This is actually not a bid opening,” said Commissioner Mark Ozias, board chairman, after he and Commissioner Bill Peach each opened manila envelopes from the firms…
The Randolph County Commission is letting about $2.4 million gift coming from President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) rest in its bank account as they are cautiously optimistic about making definitive plans on how to spend these funds within its jurisdiction. Another $2.4 million in ARPA monies is expected to be handed to the county within the next 5 years.
Despite having this substantial amount of extra monies not planned for sitting in its coffer, the county government is anxiously waiting to learn and accurately interpret federal guidelines about how ARPA monies can be spent…
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) – Dispatchers are often those who answer the first call during an emergency, and the first to give directions. East Texas telecommunicators share their experiences throughout the pandemic.
“Basically, it’s a multi-casualty event every day,” UT Health East Texas EMS Director of Communications Michael Smith said about their experience throughout the pandemic. “Which is something that we may be used to dealing with every now and then. Now, it’s a constant event every single day. You’re seeing increased call volumes, increased hospital admissions.”
Smith said they transported 199 patients to the hospital on Tuesday. The average number of calls is about 150 per day, meaning they have seen an increase of about 25 percent…
Last week, I wrote about the FirstNet Authority’s request for information concerning off-network communications. Response to that article was greater than to any I have written in the past three to four months. Most of the comments were positive and many brought up some of the same issues I wrote about…
Polaris Wireless announced that its vertical-location (Z-axis) information can be delivered to carriers for 911 purposes by users of non-iOS and non-Android phones through a collaboration with Qualcomm—a deal that is expected to make the first end-to-end 911 solution with Z-axis location commercially available early next year.
Polaris Wireless CEO and founder Manlio Allegra noted that the company’s vertical-location technology bettered the FCC’s vertical-location accuracy requirements in tests conducted in 2016 and 2018, but the collaboration with Qualcomm on a control-plane solution promises to make it available broadly…
With the emergence of technologies like GPS and digital video livestreaming, 911 emergency dispatchers have more tools at their fingertips than ever before—contingent, that is, on whether or not the region’s digital infrastructure can handle it.
Modernizing America’s 911 service has been an ongoing project for the better part of two decades. South Dakota is the latest of many states that have made the transition by installing what’s known as a next-generation 911 system (NG911)… READ MORE
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.
