Indiana county public safety agencies seek new dispatch system to speed emergency responses

CHESTERTON, Ind. — The Chesterton Fire Department is seeking a Federal Emergency Management Agency grant for a station alerting system, which will quicken response times to local emergencies.

The department is pursuing a 90/10 match-grant that will provide the resources needed to buy a digital station-alerting system, said Kevin Nevers, public affairs liaison for the Town of Chesterton…

Concord officials support regional dispatch plan with Acton (MA)

The towns of Acton and Concord have been working on a feasibility study for the creation of a regional emergency communications center (RECC) that would be housed in the Acton Police Department.

During the virtual meeting of the Concord Select Board Jan. 11, Town Manager Stephen Crane presented members with a draft of the plan and supported the creation of the center… READ MORE

Still No Resolution For North Chicago Police Pensioners Told To Work As Dispatchers Or Lose Their Benefits (IL)

CHICAGO (CBS) — Some North Chicago police officers on disability and receiving pensions who are being threatened to either go back to work or lose their pensions have been waiting since 2019 to resolve the issue. The city’s police chief asked them to come back as dispatchers because dispatch was “dramatically understaffed.” But these pensioners said they could not physically do the job, and they shouldn’t have to…