SECAUCUS, NJ — The Secaucus Police Department is now the first in the state to be an accredited 911 dispatch center.
The Secaucus Police Dept. has been an accredited agency since 2014, but this new program for dispatch started in 2020, and SPD was the first to achieve it.
Accreditation is from the New Jersey State Association of Chiefs of Police. The accreditation process was overseen by Lt. Wayne Bruton and carried out by the dispatchers and certified desk officers…
The acts of heroism by members of the Monticello and West Iredell fire departments and the Emergency Communications Center won’t be forgotten by the young man whose life they saved last September. They won’t be forgotten in the public record either, as Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey presented them with SAVE awards for their various roles in saving a teenager’s life.
“The first thing that struck me when I saw this was it was certainly a team effort,” Causey said. “It was not any one person, it was eight people coming together as a team to save a life.” …
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 28, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — E-Comm, in close collaboration with its technology partners at TELUS, Avaya, Komutel and NICE, has successfully received and transferred a voice call in a Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) test environment. NG9-1-1 is a Canada-wide initiative to evolve and modernize existing 9-1-1 services to adapt to emerging technology while ensuring the life-saving system remains effective, secure, and resilient. This marks the first successful test call transfer to be made over the new network, currently in development by TELUS; Western Canada’s 9-1-1 network provider…
Two employees of Aiken County’s Emergency Medical Services Department are among the Palmetto State’s finest.
Shona Rich was honored as the South Carolina Emergency Medical Technician of the Year last month during the 2021 South Carolina Emergency Care Symposium at Myrtle Beach. Awards also were given out in other categories such as Paramedic of the Year and EMS Telecommunicator of the Year… READ MORE
PLATTSBURGH — Later this year, those who need emergency assistance in Clinton County will be able to text 911 for help.
Though the preference remains for people to call if they are able, County Office of Emergency Services Director Eric Day sees this as a way for his agency to improve services.
“It’s another avenue by which people can reach us,” he told The Press-Republican…
Putnam County 911 will look to increase its department by adding two full-time dispatchers.
Director Penny Foister said if the employees are included in the county budget this would bring the dispatch staff to 14. Foister said that calls are increasing across the board and funds are finally available to add staff…
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.
