TAUNTON, Mass. (WLNE) — Taunton officials participated in a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, May 1 for the city’s new public safety facility.
Mayor Shaunna O’Connell, Taunton police and fire officials and other city elected officials were on hand for the event to mark the beginning of the departments’ move from the temporary facilities they have called home for over 40 years.
May 3—GOSHEN — As the only state treasurer in the United States who also serves as board chair of his state’s 911 board, Daniel Elliott’s history growing up in rural Indiana and his technology background gives him a unique understanding of some of the problems facing call centers.
FCC commissioners last week voted unanimously to propose rules that would require carriers to provide a georouting solution for all wireless calls to 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline based on the caller’s physical location rather than the current method of using the area code associated with the wireless device.
An incident Thursday at the Warren County Public Safety Building and 911 Communications Center in Franklin Township sent county employees to the hospital.
Outside contractors working on the 1024 Route 57 building accidentally triggered a fire suppression system discharge, county spokeswoman Holly Luberto said in a news release.
Two emergency communications managers with the State of Minnesota have left their leadership positions at the Department of Public Safety (DPS) after 5 INVESTIGATES raised questions about a telework agreement that allowed one of them to work full-time from the East Coast.
Similar to many on-again, off-again relationships, the board of the Spokane Regional Emergency Communications center has apparently hit a breaking point and wants the city of Spokane to commit: Are you in this relationship, or out of it?
