NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The sound of gunfire outside of Bar Louie in the Gulch sent customers running and desperately calling for help. However, witnesses tell News 2 they had trouble getting connected to 911 dispatchers.
“It wouldn’t go through,” said Tim Davis, who was at the restaurant when the shooting occurred. “We had bars. We had Wi-Fi. All of that.”
News 2 inquired and found out a surge in 911 calls forced dispatch phone lines to back up… READ MORE
LAREDO, TX. (KGNS) -They are the first to answer the call for help during an emergency situation and the police department is searching for others to be a part of their team!
The Laredo Police Department is encouraging job seekers looking to make a difference to apply as a 911 communication tech.
The City of Laredo 911 is looking for people to be the call to action in connecting those in need of first responders.
Responsibilities include operating and monitoring radio dispatch and telephone systems using multi-channels and frequencies in a public safety communication center…
GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich. (WPBN/WGTU) — Central Dispatchers in Grand Traverse County said they are getting double the normal amount of misdials to 911.
Grand Traverse Central Dispatch posted about the rising concern on its Facebook page Thursday.
We’re averaging fifty 9-1-1 misdials and hang ups a day! That’s DOUBLE the normal average. Take a moment to learn the emergency features of your phone, and keep in mind that it may take a second to hear the ring on your end, but once you hit send on the numbers 9-1-1, you can’t stop the transmission.
Fifty misdials a day quickly adds up to more than 18,000 calls per year…
Five emergency service districts are teaming up to build a new 9-1-1 center in the Spring-Klein area, taking emergency calls for all five coverage areas encompassing nearly half a million people.
This new Texas Emergency Communications Center comes as a result of the separation of the Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Services from Emergency Services District 11, TECC Executive Director Lori Broadrick said.
“With the separation of CCEMS and ESD 11, there was concern about funding and the current 9-1-1 center,” Broadrick said…
Mikaya Mendoza has been hired by the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians as an Emergency Services Coordinator. Valley News/Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians courtesy photo
Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians
Soboba’s Department of Public Safety recently welcomed Mikayla Mendoza to its newly created position of Emergency Services Coordinator. Under the supervision of DPS Director Brian Herritt and Soboba Fire Chief Glenn Patterson, she will plan, develop and coordinate multi-hazard emergency response and recovery activities in support of the Soboba Band of Luiseño Indians.
Mendoza, of Banning, is currently earning her Master’s Degree in Emergency and Disaster Management from American Military University. Her background is in emergency preparedness for public transportation, dispatch communications, code compliance and physical access, and life safety systems…
PHOENIX — A June 2 press release from the Arizona Corporation Commission stated that ACC Chairwoman Lea Marquez Peterson submitted a letter asking the commission’s utilities, compliance and enforcement division to conduct a thorough investigation of Frontier Communications for multiple service outages that affected Arizonans’ ability to contact 911 operators.
That request was placed on the ACC’s June 8 agenda for discussion, and with a unanimous vote, commissioners opened an investigation of Frontier for the 911 outages and for the adequacy of its equipment and facilities.
Appearing telephonically on behalf of Frontier were Senior Vice President Allison Ellis, Regulatory Affairs and an attorney…
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.
