FAIRHAVEN — The Police Department’s Emergency 911 Dispatch Center will forever be named now after former office Michael A. “Sully” Sullivan.
At the March 22 Board of Selectmen meeting Police Chief Michael Myers discussed the career of Sullivan. Sullivan served 22 years in the Army before coming to the Fairhaven Police Department on March 22, 1999.
For the next 18 years he served as the main dispatcher for the department…
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) – Some local superheroes were recognized for their efforts keeping the community safe.
Shawnee County’s dispatchers were honored by the Sunflower Lions Club of Topeka with a day of snacks and the installation of a new wall plaque celebrating their contributions…
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich — The Grand Rapids Communications Center has achieved national recognition. The Commission for the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) voted unanimously on Friday to recognize the Grand Rapids Public Safety Answering Point as an accredited dispatch center.
Grand Rapids is currently the only dispatch center in Michigan to earn the accreditation…
Washington County’s new 911 dispatch center opened Monday at the St. George City Commons Building after a three-week setup period.
The $1.3 million, 6,000 square foot facility is a step up from the county’s previous 2,400 square foot facility and has room for up to 20 dispatchers, though currently, only seven to nine dispatchers work each shift.
Cindy Flowers, the dispatch center’s manager, said her team typically needs one new dispatcher every five years as the area grows. The additional consoles will allow the center to add those new dispatchers as needed, Flowers said…
Longmont would annex McIntosh Lake and a set of city-owned properties to the north, west and south of that irrigation reservoir, under a proposal up for discussion at Tuesday night’s City Council meeting.
Currently, Boulder County has the primary responsibility for responding to emergencies on the lake and its shoreline, as well as any emergencies on the city-owned properties adjacent to the reservoir company’s property.
However, many 911 calls about those emergencies are typically answered by Longmont’s Emergency Communications Center, and then transferred to the Boulder County Sheriff’s communications center, if the calls for service are about emergencies on the water or on land in the nearby incorporated area… READ MORE
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