The Bristol Virginia Police Department and Washington County Central Dispatch have begun accepting text-to-911 service for their territories…
With a deadline fast approaching, several Northern Michigan communities have passed resolutions opposing new federal rules that may restrict how 911 surcharge fees are allocated locally.
The Federal Communications Commission introduced the proposed rules last month, though its members began working on the policy changes October. Its intent is to prevent “911 surcharge fee diversion” For some area residents, the proposal could impact how the Cheboygan, Charlevoix and Emmet Central Dispatch Authority — which fields 911 calls in those three counties — uses the money it collects on your phone bills…
Owensboro-Daviess County 911 Dispatch is preparing to dispatch calls for the Daviess County Public Schools Police Department.
On Tuesday night, Owensboro city commissioners approved an agreement allowing the school district’s police departments access to the 911 operations and radio system. Daviess Fiscal Court also has to approve the agreement, but 911 center Director Paul Nave said a goal is to have the 911 center ready to begin transmitting messages to school officers on or before Fiscal Court is scheduled to approve the agreement…
When a 911 call comes into the Perkins County Communications Center, dispatchers can now pinpoint where a call comes from.
Recent upgrades to the center’s new 911 system, which went online in December 2020, have added mapping capabilities to aid dispatchers on which county emergency units to send.
Perkins County Sheriff Jim Brueggeman said the most recent upgrade adds satellite imagery to the mapping software…
FAIRFIELD — A firm has been selected to create the emergency communications center for Fairfield and Westport and the lease with Sacred Heart University to house it there has been amended, moving the project closer to reality.
Foley said they held a scope review meeting with that firm and the second lowest bidder, RFG Associates, out of Trumbull…
This week there are a number of items of interest for those involved in public-safety communications. A rugged handheld device company has given up on ProSe while a Push-To-Talk (PTT) company is launching its second-generation products. And a U.S. Department of Home Security (DHS) report that outlines products designed to equip first responders with tools to make their jobs easier includes a navigation and directions product that is designed to make it easier for first responders to reach the scene of an incident…
