Public safety communications systems are not only essential for first responders but are required in multidwelling apartments, stadiums, hospitals, schools, enterprises and any other occupied building. These emergency responder communication enhancement systems (ERCES) ensure seamless connectivity in all areas of a building, including exit stairwells and passageways, elevators and basements…
The Lee County Commission voted unanimously Monday night to keep Rita Smith in charge of the county’s Emergency Management Agency.
Smith has served as interim director since former director Kathy Carson was terminated by the commission for not following county procurement rules when she purchased an ATV earlier that year. Commissioners voted 4-1 to hire Smith to take over on a probationary basis in February 2020 after one of her former colleagues turned down the job…. READ MORE
As police in Sikeston continue the search for 28-year-old murder suspect Kyle Johnson in the shooting death of Jacob Moore, the department faces another challenge: staffing.
“Staffing has been a problem across the nation and it’s no different for us,” said Sikeston DPS Chief Jim McMillen.
Chief McMillen said in the last year-and-a-half, they have lost more than 25 staff members…
FirstNet has announced that its network now covers more than 2.71 million square miles, the company reported on Monday. In 2020, AT&T added nearly 100 thousand square miles to the FirstNet coverage footprint.
“2020 made it clearer than ever before how critical it is for first responders to have the tools and wireless infrastructure they need to communicate with each other wherever their mission takes them. Now tens of thousands of towns and cities have access to FirstNet, bringing America’s public safety community the only network built to their strict specifications and requirements,” said Jason Porter, senior vice president of FirstNet Program at AT&T…
Now entering its fourth year of operation, FirstNet is still seeing rapid growth across several metrics.
That makes sense, given the ambitious nature of the project: FirstNet is the United States’ big attempt at creating a nationwide, interoperable network for public safety communications, and it’s been in the making since the turn of the millennium…
Editor’s note: This month, in honor of Black History Month, The Herald is highlighting voices in the region who you may not have heard about. These are Black people who quietly have an impact in our communities. Today The Herald is featuring Telatha Graham, a 911 dispatcher in Chester County.
Telatha Graham recalls the time she found herself in the middle of a personal crisis while straddling the line between Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter…
