Phone technology has evolved at an incredible pace, from the first cellphone in the 1980s, to the sophisticated computers we call smartphones in our pockets now. But some of the most important calls we make are to 9-1-1 in an emergency. And the system that 9-1-1 centres run hasn’t kept up.
The Globe’s telecom reporter Alexandra Posadzki tells us that there’s a move to introduce “next-generation 9-1-1” Canada-wide through the hundreds of organizations that handle our calls for help. That would allow callers to send photos or text messages, and help authorities better pinpoint where calls on cellphones are coming from… READ MORE
9-1-1 service in Santa Monica is currently unreliable with officials asking the public to call (310) 458-8491 in the event of an emergency.
According to the City of Santa Monica, the issue began around 9:20 p.m. Monday.
“The City of Santa Monica advises everyone in Santa Monica that some 9-1-1 calls are experiencing routing issues and may not successfully connect to Santa Monica dispatch. The service impacts both cellular and land lines in the Santa Monica area,” said Constance Farrell, Public Information Officer in a statement… READ MORE
(The Center Square) – North Carolina’s Local Government Commission (LGC) approved more than $126 million in financing for government buildings in six municipalities Tuesday.
The county will build a 360-bed detention facility, a 911 communications center and a magistrate’s office. County officials said the current facility only has the capacity to hold 125 beds. Surry will build the jail with the capacity to expand up to 450 beds. It has spent $750,000 a year to house inmates out of the county as a result. As is, the communications center is also below capacity, they said… READ MORE
Construction is underway on the new police headquarters in downtown Lubbock.
The headquarters is yet another component in the city’s Public Safety Improvements Project, which was approved by the city council in 2017. The $60 million Public Safety Improvements Project includes three new police patrol division stations, a new municipal court, police property warehouse and the new headquarters.
The patrol division station located near 19th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard is expected to be occupied next month. The others — one in south Lubbock near 140th Street and Indiana Avenue and the other in north Lubbock on Erskine Street near Frankford Avenue — will open later this year…
GUERNSEY COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) – If a picture is worth a thousand words, an upgrade to Guernsey County’s 911 system is priceless.
The Carbyne-C Live system allows the dispatcher to see the scene of the emergency as well as hear the caller’s voice. If the caller is on a cell phone, the dispatcher texts them a link. The caller touches the link and that creates a video feed. It’s technology that will literally save lives.
On Tuesday, a semi went up on flames on I-70. “It was a car carrier,” said Jeff Hannon, Guernsey County dispatch coordinator. “So we got two calls with video of that. We could see the semi fully engulfed with the four or five vehicles on the back, also fully engulfed…
HANOVER — After two years of planning, state officials threw the switch and sent all 911 calls from the Hanover police department to the regional dispatch center in Duxbury.
Thirty minutes later, on June 30, the Hanover Fire Department was answering multiple calls.
“They didn’t miss a beat,” Regional Old Colony Communications Center Director Mike Mahoney said. “If we hadn’t told anyone, no one would be the wiser.”
The move to the Duxbury-based regional dispatch center will bring significant savings to Hanover over the next five years. The state will pay for its share of the operating costs, Mahoney said. The center also serves Halifax, Hanson, Plympton and Rochester… READ MORE
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