WOOD RIVER — Work on several 911-related projects — including the closure of the Bethalto call center when it consolidates with Wood River — was discussed at Wednesday’s Emergency Telephone System Board meeting.
Chairman Joe Petrokovich, who is also the 911 manager for the Wood River Police Department, said the switch is still set for 6 a.m. April 1…
“I was prepared to stay here for a couple of days. So, I came back up here and stayed and slept on a cot in the training room which wasn’t the best,” said Shonaci Rains, 911 operator and dispatcher for the Amarillo Emergency Communications Center “We didn’t know that the light had a sensor, so every time we stretched, turn over, or move, the light would come on while we were sleeping so I didn’t get much sleep”…
Both Pismo Beach and Grover Beach have agreed to move forward with a plan to consolidate their emergency dispatch services, a move that officials say could improve emergency response strategies and potentially save money for both cities in the future.
At a meeting on March 22, Grover Beach City Council showed enthusiastic support for a proposal to fold the city’s dispatch services into those already offered by Pismo, allowing Grover to reduce its staffing levels and repurpose its dispatch facility into much-needed police briefing space. If Arroyo Grande decides to join the partnership when its dispatch contract with the SLO County Sheriff’s Office ends, city staff said that South County would have a true regional dispatch center…
CANTON, S.D. (KELO) — If you’re in an emergency, there’s another way you can contact 911 in South Dakota. The state launched its Text to 911 service earlier this week.
The feature can be helpful if it’s too dangerous to talk or if you’re deaf, hard of hearing, or have speaking difficulties.
Greg Poppenga is a dispatcher for Lincoln County Communications…
When calling 911 isn’t possible, South Dakotans now have the option to text 911.
The text, like a phone call, will be routed to a local 911 dispatch center. The South Dakota Department of Public Safety announced the text to 911 service on Monday. The new texting option is part of the state 9-1-1 Coordination Program…
Anita Pitt sits at her desk, where she speaks with a melodious Texas drawl. She doesn’t convey any particular sense of urgency, and yet, over the past 37 years as the 911 program manager for the Brazos Valley Council of Governments, her entire job has been about conveying urgency. She manages the staff and technology in her region as a small but vital part of the network of 6,100 emergency call centers scattered across the United States. These call centers field 200 million calls a year… READ MORE
