Nation Public Safety Telecommunicators week recognizes those who work ‘behind the scenes’ in North Platte (NE)

Nation Public Safety Telecommunicators week recognizes those who work ‘behind the scenes’ in North Platte (NE)

by | Apr 17, 2021 | Comm Center News

Patrick McNeil’s interest in a public service/law enforcement career began with the Police Explorer program in North Platte in his teen years. It led him to work for campus security in college and eventually to a four-year term as the Logan County sheriff.

For the past seven years, he has been a telecommunication specialist with the 911 communication dispatch center in North Platte. He is among a dozen full-time 911 staff members who are among the professionals highlighted this week for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week…

American Legion Post 520 honors 911 telecommunicators (NC)

American Legion Post 520 honors 911 telecommunicators (NC)

by | Apr 17, 2021 | Comm Center News

One group of frontline workers not getting enough praise for their work, according to one local civic group, is emergency telecommunicators.

American Legion Post 520 representatives on Monday visited the Stanly County 911 Communications Center in the basement of the Stanly County Courthouse with a presentation for the workers.

Each worker at Stanly 911 received a letter of appreciation along with gift cards to a local restaurant…

Parade of first responders honors Columbia 911 operators (SC)

Parade of first responders honors Columbia 911 operators (SC)

by | Apr 17, 2021 | Comm Center News

The parade was for National Public Safety Telecommunications Week: An annual celebration of the hard work of 911 operators across the country.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A line of police cars and fire trucks paraded downtown to show love and appreciation for 911 operators Friday. 

The first responder parade was for National Public Safety Telecommunications Week: An annual celebration of the hard work of 911 operators across the country…

‘They were all scared’; Life inside the 911 call center during the COVID-19 pandemic (FL)

by | Apr 17, 2021 | Comm Center News

The lights inside the Manatee County 911 call center are kept dimmed to enhance a calming atmosphere.

It’s calming and peaceful for emergency dispatchers who train to quickly dissect any given emergency on the other end of the line every time someone calls 911.

To stand at a distance is to hear a calm, soothing voice speaking as if a friend was on the other end of the line…

NIST links public safety radios, broadband network

NIST links public safety radios, broadband network

by | Apr 17, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) engineers are espousing the benefits of a low-cost computer system connecting older public safety radios with the latest wireless communications networks.

“This NIST project aims to develop a prototype infrastructure that could be used by commercial entities to create a low-cost solution for public safety users, allowing them to interconnect their radio systems to broadband networks,” NIST engineer Jordan O’Dell said…