New text 911 system implemented in Wythe County (VA)
WYTHE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Residents of Wythe County have a new way to get help in the event of an emergency.
Wythe County’s Emergency 911 Dispatch Center has been fitted with a new program that allows residents to text information to dispatchers.
Indiana State Police hiring for radio dispatcher
State Police hiring for radio dispatcher
The Indiana State Police is accepting applications for a Regional Dispatcher position at the Fort Wayne Post’s Regional Dispatch Center (RDC) that operates at 5811 Ellison Road. This center covers the11 counties that comprise the Fort Wayne Post (Adams, Allen, Blackford, DeKalb, Jay, Huntington, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wells and Whitley), as well as the seven counties that comprise the Peru Post (Cass, Fulton, Grant, Howard, Miami, Tipton, and Wabash).
Primary responsibilities of a dispatcher are to receive, record, and accurately dispatch information to police personnel, other law enforcement agencies and other support services through the use of a Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) System, Records Management System (RMS), Automatic Vehicle Locator (AVL), Geographic Information System (GIS) and other Regional Dispatch Center resources…
People are slamming AT&T over ‘significant outages during Hurricane Ida (LA)
Social-media users blamed mobile provider AT&T for widespread cell service issues during Hurricane Ida, saying they were unable to contact friends and family impacted by the storm.
In addition to issues with personal calls, several 911 dispatch centers in and around New Orleans crashed as Ida made landfall on Monday, leaving thousands of residents and concerned family members scrambling for emergency help.
One user tweeted Monday, “Do better AT&T! I have reached every person in New Orleans who has Verizon. My mother is completely unreachable as well as friends who have AT&T. No one knows if any of them are safe!”
On Facebook, users requested help from the United Cajun Army, a volunteer group that organizes boat rescues…
15 months into STAR program, no calls directed to civilian-led teams have led to arrests (CO)
A little more than a year into Denver’s program designed to redirect emergency calls more suited for social services than police, none of those redirected calls have resulted in arrests .
The civilian-centered Support Team Assisted Response program sends pairs of mental health clinicians and paramedics to low-level, nonviolent situations after a 911 dispatcher screens calls and determines the appropriate response. STAR has responded to more than 1,600 calls since it began operating in June 2020, according to data presented Monday to Denver City Council’s Budget and Policy Committee…
Tech to the rescue for officers in the field (CA)
Huntington Beach Police Sgt. Shawn White was appalled at the wasted time, energy, and resources experienced by officers as they serve the community.
Instead of throwing up his hands in frustration, White determined to find a solution.
Thus was born a unique and successful collaboration between the Huntington Beach Police Department and Joe Ramirez, CEO of Apex Mobile, an Orange County company offering tech solutions to the public safety sector…
