SPOKANE, Wash. – Governor Bob Ferguson signed House Bill 1258 into law Thursday, paving the way for Spokane to develop its own emergency communications system.
The Spokane Regional Emergency Communications (SREC) Board had previously to remove the Spokane Fire Department from its regional system.
County has withheld payments since January, citing concerns with budgeting process and shared facility ownership
Durango and La Plata County leaders met this week in a joint study session to hash out long-standing questions about funding, ownership and oversight of the Durango Emergency Communications Center.
Lee County is gearing up for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the end of the month to unveil its new $38.5 million Public Safety Center expansion.
The new addition, a 36,873-square-foot, $38.5 million project, will also rebrand the center.
The ceremony will feature remarks from Lee County commissioners and other officials, followed by public tours of the facility.
The expanded center will house the Public Safety Administration, Emergency Medical Services and a new Emergency Communications Center.
Oregon’s public safety networks are getting a major upgrade thanks to insights from the 2025 RADIO Conference—Resilience, Advancement, and Development in Interoperability for Oregon. Organized by the Oregon Department of Emergency Management and the State Interoperability Executive Council, the convention hosted a swath of public safety pros who shared tech and strategy to bolster emergency response communications.
A Moniteau County emergency dispatcher listened to a 911 call come from her own home on Sunday.
Moniteau County 911 and Emergency Dispatch shared that one of its staff members was on duty when a 911 call came in from her daughter stating that their home was on fire.
People calling 911 in East Hampton Town won’t notice a change, but come Jan. 1, for the first time in decades, calls coming from outside of East Hampton Village will be handled from the town police headquarters instead of from the village’s Emergency Services Building.
