WOOD RIVER — Nearly $800,000 in reimbursements to local 911 call centers for emergency calls was approved by the Emergency Telephone System Board at its meeting Wednesday.
This is the fourth such payment since the payment system was begun in June 2019… READ MORE
People in emergency situations in Graham County can now get help by texting.
As of Monday, people afraid to call 911 for help can text 911 instead thanks to new software paid for by the state, said Scott Howell, communications supervisor for the Graham County Sheriff’s Office.
“We’ve been working on it since August,” Howell said…
David Rohrer, deputy county executive for public safety, will take over as interim police chief for the Fairfax County Police Chief on Feb. 1.
Rohrer currently. oversees the Police and Fire and Rescue Departments, the Department of Public Safety Communications, the Office of Emergency Management, the Department of Animal Sheltering and the McConnell Public Safety and Transportation Operations Center…
Over the years, former Whitfield County Emergency Services Director Claude Craig has seen his share of snowstorms, floods, tornadoes, car crashes, chemical spills, fires and other disasters.
He’s made it his life’s mission to help his fellow citizens cope with the aftermath of such disasters and try to prevent them from happening in the first place.
But effective Friday, Jan. 22, it’s now be up to others to help county residents make it through some of their darkest days because Craig has retired after a public service career dating back to 1974…
MARYVILLE, Mo. — The Maryville City Council on Monday voted to separate the fire division from Maryville Public Safety, marking the end for the city’s public safety system that saw 911 dispatch, police and fire under the umbrella of one agency.
The Northwest Regional Communications Center — the combined 911 dispatch center operated out of the R. Keith Wood Public Safety Facility — will remain under the police department, McDanel said, but could become a third, separate department in the future…
The goal of FirstNet was to provide nationwide broadband coverage for all first responders and to enable them to communicate among each other over a dedicated public-safety network. The Band-14 spectrum (20 MHz in the 700-MHz band) is one of the many features that set FirstNet apart from commercial broadband networks. While Band-14 spectrum is sometimes shared with commercial users, it can be quickly re-designated for exclusive public-safety access.
MegaRange™ devices and Band-14 network upgrades announced this week are another major differentiator. Today, FirstNet is the only broadband network in the world licensed to provide two types of user devices. The first group consists of standard devices that can be used on most networks that operate at the 0.25-watt power level required by law…
