NORTHFIELD — Members of the Emergency Services Facility Committee are investigating three potential properties to house a shared facility for the Fire, Police and EMS departments.
Fire Chief Floyd “Skip” Dunnell III and fellow committee members recently discussed one property on Maple Street, another on East Street, and a third on Main Street north of Dickinson Memorial Library owned by Ed Snow…
TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblyman Sean Kean’s bill designating 911 dispatchers as first responders unanimously passed the Assembly Thursday.
The bill (A3804) recognizes their work as life-saving and includes them in the first responder community with law enforcement, firefighters, and emergency medical professionals…
Harvey Brownstone explores the world of 911 dispatchers with Jim Keaton, a 41-year veteran dispatcher from West Virginia. Everything you ever wanted to know about 911 but were afraid to ask!
FirstNet is a high-speed broadband communications platform dedicated to and purpose-built for first responders and the extended public safety community.
The network was launched three years ago to alleviate any congestion or communication problems that can arise in an emergency situation…
Mission Critical Partners (MCP) announced today that Kevin Murray, the firm’s cofounder and executive chairman, was selected to receive a 911 Honor Award from the NG911 Institute, in the Industry Professional category. The NG911 Institute works to advance deployment of Next Generation 911 systems nationwide.
Murray was honored in part for his work to foster seamless data management and information exchange throughout and between the public safety and justice ecosystems… READ MORE
Former longtime 911 Central Dispatch Director Gay Murrell has filed a federal lawsuit alleging breach of contract as well as age and sex discrimination over her March 2020 termination. The lawsuit was filed in early March in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee in Greeneville. Murrell worked for Hawkins Central Dispatch for 27 years and spent the last 19 as the director. The 911 board voted at their March 12, 2020 meeting to terminate Murrell for breach of contract…
