by Doug Berger
A recent grant will allow for the location of 911 callers in Douglas County to be immediately determined. The grant will also allow for text-to-911 in a four county area including Douglas County. The Missouri 911 Service Board recently informed Wri-Comm 911 that a grant award of $770, 200 from its assistance program will benefit 911 coverage in Wright, Howell, Ozark and Douglas counties…
Harlen Wayne “Tiny” Porter, 84, of Murphysboro passed away at 1:47 a.m. on Friday, March 12, 2021 in Carbondale. Harlen was a member of St. Andrew Catholic Church in Murphysboro. He was a retired tele-communicator for the Illinois State Police Department, District 13. Previously to that, Harlen was a telecommunicator for the city of Murphysboro Police Department… READ MORE
The FirstNet public safety mobile broadband network will provide backup connectivity to Iowa 9-1-1 centers through an arrangement with Iowa Communications Network (ICN), a statewide fiber network. ICN provides connectivity to educational, healthcare and government facilities in the state, including providing primary connectivity to the 9-1-1 centers, also known as public safety answering points (PSAPs)… READ MORE
“Lisa was more than a co-worker to us,” said Lt. Tim Dorsey, her supervisor. “She was very dedicated to this profession”…
From conception to construction, the building of the Jacksonville Public Safety Complex remains on schedule for completion in July 2021.
The complex is being constructed on city-owned property at the corner of South Bolton and Devereaux Streets. The approximately 28,000 square-foot facility will be home to the city’s fire and police departments, dispatch and the emergency operations center which can double as a training space…
The training was a priority for Sheriff Mike Chitwood, who sat in on portions of the class and has additional sessions scheduled for the future. The state-of-the-art course, called Emergency Mental Health Dispatching (EMHD), is geared toward helping 911 telecommunicators boost their confidence to help better diffuse crisis situations and keep first responders safer in the field, Communications Director Jim Soukup said. “When you train people to that level, it just helps everybody…
