Clay County opens new dispatch center (NE)

CLAY CENTER — The Clay County 911 Emergency Communications Center opened in a new location this week, complete with upgraded technology to get first responders to callers more quickly.

The new center, located at 212 W. Fairfield St., went online Wednesday as the culmination of two and a half years of planning and preparation. The 911 Emergency Communications Center will merge dispatch for police, fire and emergency services for Clay County municipal and rural residents… READ MORE

LEAD REGIONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE DISPATCHER (OA) Job in Norfolk, VA at US Navy

The selectee for this position will serve as a Lead Regional Emergency Response Dispatcher of COMNAVREG MIDLANT NORFOLK.Qualifications: In order to qualify for this position, your resume must provide sufficient experience and/or education, knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties of the specific position for which you are being considered. Your resume is the key means we have for evaluating your skills, knowledge, and abilities as they relate to this position. Therefore, we encourage you to be clear and specific when describing your experience…

LOCAL NEWS Life-saving technology allows EMS to find exact location of callers in Durham (NC)

DURHAM, N.C. — Life-changing EMS technology has arrived in Durham, aimed at cutting down first responder response time.

The life-saving tool will allow staff at the Durham Emergency Communications Center to ping their exact location.

What used to take minutes, can now take one second with RAPID SOS.

The technology allows emergency workers to find a caller’s location within feet, even if they’re moving… READ MORE

What happens when you call 911 in Anchorage? (AK)

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If you were born anytime in the last 60 years, you were probably taught from a young age that in an emergency, the very first thing you do is call 911.

Dial that three-digit number from nearly anywhere in North America and you’ll be connected to a local public safety answering point, or PSAP, from which dispatchers can send police, fire and EMS units to help you with whatever your emergency may be… READ MORE

BERGQUIST RECOGNIZED FOR SERVICE TO NORTH DAKOTA 9-1-1 SYSTEM

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

Three from ANAD’s DES take top honors at AMC (AL)

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