What if you called 911 and dispatchers couldn’t figure out where you lived? It happened to a local mom because her house was so new it wasn’t yet on a map.
Dispatchers were eventually able to find Katie Bell’s house and get emergency crews there in just over 10 minutes but it was an excruciating wait for the new mom as she tried to relay where she was…
Last week the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office recognized dispatching personnel from VPSO and the Vernon E-911 Communications Office.
VPSO provided lunch to these dispatchers in observance of National Public Safety Telecommunications Week.
These individuals receive specialized training and have an extremely difficult job. More often than not they deal with life threatening emergency situations.
As a result of their intensive training they are able to assist citizens until medical personnel and deputies arrive on the scene…
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
