JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The North Dakota 9-1-1 Association recognized Jerry Bergquist at their quarterly meeting in Bismarck for his over 27 years of leadership and representation.
Mr. Bergquist, the Stutsman County Communications Center administrator, 9-1-1 coordinator, and emergency manager of Stutsman County, is retiring from his current positions in April… READ MORE
ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. –Three members of Anniston Army Depot’s Directorate of Emergency Services, Fire and Emergency Services Division were honored by the Army Materiel Command for excellence in their profession.
Jeremy K. Brown received the Civilian Emergency Medical Services Provider of the Year honor for 2020… READ MORE
The Lyon County Commission approved measures to improve the quality of emergency dispatch service during Thursday morning’s action session.
The Commission gave Roxanne Van Gundy, Director of the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center, directions to move forward with the creation of and hiring for the position of quality assurance supervisor.
Van Gundy explained to the Commission how she envisions the quality assurance supervisor’s role… READ MORE
The director of Emergency Communications for the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is getting his ducks in a row, calling upon the Genesee County Legislature to appropriate funds to advance a public safety capital project that includes the building of a communications tower on Molasses Hill Road in the Town of Attica.
Speaking at the legislature’s Ways & Means Committee meeting Wednesday, Steven Sharpe presented a resolution that calls for the reallocation of $301,835.67 in unexpended funds and unanticipated revenue to the public safety communications tower project…
We reached out to women in public safety leadership roles to discuss the challenges they’ve faced and provide advice for future leaders. In the coming months, APCO will highlight these interviews online and in our publications.
Jeryl Lynn Brown Anderson, Recruitment and Outreach Coordinator, Orange County Emergency Services
How did you get your start in emergency communications?
Started working for Wilmington Police Department, located in Wilmington, NC, as a Police Cadet in 1984 with aspirations of becoming an officer. My mother was a telecommunicator for the agency, who back then had three (3) staff members in what we called the “radio room”. I worked the front desk as a police cadet, answering phones, assisting walk-ins, keeping up with the call volume from the center and other assigned duties…
After the statewide conversion of 911 systems to IP-based digital technology last year, the Weld County Department of Public Safety Communications, along with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC), is encouraging organizations with multiple phone extensions to ensure their systems are correctly routing calls to 911 dispatchers… READ MORE
