COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) – A 911 dispatch supervisor in Columbus has been working every Christmas for almost three decades.
Frances McDaniel has no kids and has dedicated her life to being a 911 dispatcher for the Columbus Police Department.
“All my dispatchers call me Mama Frances. I’m still Mama Frances,” McDaniel said… READ MORE
The husband sounded nervous.
“My wife’s in labor. I think she’s actually going to have… just deliver… right now.”
Calling 911 from an empty parking lot near Buffalo Niagara International Airport, he could tell that his wife, Cassandra, wasn’t going to make it to the hospital…
MACON COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — Macon County Public Health reported Wednesday, Dec. 23, it has identified a COVID-19 cluster of positive cases in Macon County’s 9-1-1 Communication Center.
Five staff members at Macon County’s 9-1-1 Communication Center have tested positive for the coronavirus. All other communication center personnel are aware of their exposure and are currently being contacted for testing… READ MORE
NEW ORLEANS —The City of New Orleans Department of Economic Development, in partnership with the Orleans Parish Communication District (OPCD), today announced the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) deadline of Jan. 6, 2021 for businesses and organizations to bring their telephone systems into federal compliance in accordance with Kari’s Law and the Ray BAUM’s Act.
The FCC announced the deadlines for businesses and organizations to bring their phone systems into federal compliance, which, in part, mandates that no prefix (dialing 9 to get an outside line) be required when dialing 9-1-1, a centralized location within the building be notified when someone dials 9-1-1 from that location, and that a dispatchable location with specific information be transmitted to the 9-1-1 center… READ MORE
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Seminole County and the Florida Department of Health began vaccinating some residents on Wednesday.
The county will administer vaccines in accordance with the State of Florida’s order of prioritized groups, which are:
Priority 1A:
Priority 1B:
SPRINGFIELD − December 23, 2020 – Senator Tim Kearney (D – Delaware/Chester) today announced $7.5 million in state grants will go to projects across Delaware County.
“These funds will support incredibly important projects that will reach so many people throughout Delaware County,” said Senator Kearney. “These projects will strengthen our community by helping first responders keep us safe, improving family and behavioral health services, expanding access to much-needed childcare, and creating a new community center in the largest municipality in our county. I’m proud to have advocated for these projects, and I’m excited to see them take a big step forward thanks to this investment from the Commonwealth”…
