TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) – Police departments in Southern Arizona aren’t the only ones seeing a staffing shortage, Pima County is also in need of 911 dispatchers.
”We’re those first, first responders so when somebody has an emergency and they need law enforcement or medical help, they dial 911, we’re the ones that pick up that line,” said Amanda Rosano, dispatch supervisor for the Pima County Sheriff’s Department…
The Kewanee Police Department recently held its annual awards ceremony and banquet. The banquet was provided entirely through donations from three local businesses.
Telecommunicator Breanne Bryner was also presented with a meritorious service award for her extended efforts in locating a person experiencing a mental health crisis in another county and successfully directing first responders to the person’s location… READ MORE
CLEVELAND — An officer and a 911 dispatcher have both been fired from the Cleveland Division of Police following separate investigations into their conduct on and off the job, respectively. Sgt. Christopher Graham, a 25-year veteran of the force, was let go following a disciplinary hearing regarding an arrest he…
You can now ask for help without saying a word.
The Baldwin County 9-1-1 system can now receive both calls and texts from residents who need assistance.
Over the last several years the Alabama Next Generation Project (ANGEN) established an internet protocol network that allows emergency texts to be properly delivered to the correct 9-1-1 call center. Those emergency calls are transmitted using Texty, a platform that helps deliver those texts… READ MORE
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind (WEHT) – Governor Eric Holcomb has signed House Bill 1230 into law. The law allows parents with extenuating circumstances to call 9-1-1 to give up custody of their child.
Under Indiana’s Safe Haven law, a parent can anonymously give up an unwanted baby under 30 days old with an emergency medical professional or at a safe haven baby box… READ MORE
Upgrading the county’s communications system will be costly — currently estimated at $7.2 million — but will need to be done in the near future. A lot of work appears to remain to be done to get all entities receiving services through the Scotts Bluff County Communications Center to happen before that is possible, according to discussion at a meeting Monday… READ MORE
