Veteran dispatcher Mary Jo Baird has resigned following what is essentially a ‘demotion’ as interim director of the Claiborne E-911 system. The Claiborne Emergency Communications Board decided during its May meeting to appoint Claiborne Sheriff Bob Brooks to the post effective immediately.
One of his first duties was to appoint dispatcher Tammy Day as his assistant, effectively placing Baird back into the dispatcher pool.
A 32 year veteran of the service, Baird was appointed interim director when former executive director Roger Hager decided to resign…
In a 5-0 vote, the Ocala City Council on Tuesday agreed to fund the expansion of the Ocala Police Department’s Communications Center.
The cost will be a little more than $1 million, with funding coming from infrastructure surtax revenue. The expansion is needed “to have room for the additional head count that is needed to adequately cover the shifts,” according to background information provided by city staff. The center is taking on fire dispatch duties, and the overall workload is increasing… READ MORE
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) – Following the death of George Floyd last year, some Americans have been looking closer at how police respond to emergency calls.
In 2020, Ingham County Dispatch received over 150,000 calls to 911. Not all of those needed a police or fire department response.
The Lansing Police Department started a trial run of using non-emergency responders three years ago. LPD was the first in the state to have a social worker embedded in their department…
Cherokee County 911 is requesting your help to further enhance their capabilities by obtaining Emergency Contact Information. Day after day alarm companies are calling in alarm activation’s such as burglar alarms, fire alarms, and medical alarms. Once law enforcement or emergency service arrive on-scene, oftentimes they need to make contact with a key holder but in most cases that information isn’t available. This creates many issues especially if a door is found unsecured at a residence or business or if EMS is needing to make entry inside a residence because someone has fallen and the door is locked. Law enforcement and emergency services respects your property and doesn’t want to cause unnecessary damage by forcing entry if a key holder is available to quickly respond… READ MORE
Petersburg police are now able to receive text messages to 911 from some people with cell phones.
Police chief Jim Kerr said this text-to-911, as it’s called, went live Tuesday for customers of AT&T. It won’t be available for cell phone users with GCI service until later this summer.
“Just like you’re going to send a regular text message, you text 911 and then you put your message in like you would anything else and you can have a text message conversation with my dispatchers so that they can get help on the way to you,” Kerr explained Wednesday…
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.
