Faced with a critical shortage of employees in Cobb’s Department of Emergency Communications (E911), the Cobb County Board of Commissioners approved retention incentives of $2,500 per employee at its Tuesday meeting. The additional pay will be split into multiple...

NEW BLOOMFIELD — According to the deputy director for Boone County Joint Communications Joe Piper, the national turnover rate for 911 dispatchers is upward of about 30%. Currently, in Cole County, there are 20 positions for 911 dispatchers, 18 of these are filled with...

FORT SMITH -- The Police Department's Citizen's Academy recently began another class to help residents understand who the police are and what they do. Robyn Shoptaw, crime prevention officer, said different people take the course. She said she isn't aware of anyone...

GREENWICH — As a youngster in elementary school, Frank O’Toole volunteered with the Red Cross and learned first aid. He later joined the Greenwich Police Cadet-Explorer Program in what would become a life of public service and a career as an emergency dispatcher....

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Some Kentucky dispatchers issued a plea to the community in an effort to prevent a potentially dangerous problem. In a Facebook post Thursday, Nelson County Dispatch said people are prank calling 911 — including kids cussing or yelling at...

D.C. is set to extend a pilot initiative where certain calls to police involving mental health emergencies are routed to city social workers who are better equipped to handle the situation, Bloomberg CityLab reported Friday. The District’s Mental Health Emergency...

Mission Critical Partners will work with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to evaluate the state of geographic information systems in the 911 community as part of efforts to improve sharing of GIS data across the U.S. The National 911...

With a new E-911 radio system funded by SPLOST and the American Rescue Plan coming to Habersham County, the county’s municipalities are working to adjust their budgets and make decisions on how they will support new radios compatible with the new system for their...

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. (WMBD) — In Bloomington, the city’s emergency communications center has been recognized as one of the best in the country. The International Academy of Emergency Dispatch has certified the Communicati.ons Center as an Emergency Police Dispatch (EPD)...

Peninsula Fiber Network, LLC (PFN), a leading provider of fiber optic-based telecommunications and Next Generation 911 services throughout Michigan, Wisconsin, and parts of Minnesota was pleased to learn that one of its key employees received statewide recognition....

BILLINGS - It’s not always necessary to dispatch a million-dollar fire truck to a medical call, but that’s the way it has worked in Billings, at least until this week. The City County Dispatch crew is now working a new computer program to help match the right...

ARAPAHOE COUNTY, CO — A new automated phone system in Arapahoe County is expected to ease wait times and help with staffing shortages in the sheriff's dispatch division. Residents who phone the sheriff's non-emergency number, 303-795-4711, will soon hear a new...

“911 calls could take longer to answer, longer to process, longer to be dispatched,” John Grappy, the Director of Public Safety for Erie County said. “There’s an expectation that when someone is calling 911 during their greatest need that we’re going to have adequate...

WILLISTON, N.D. — The old Sloulin Field airport terminal in Williston is now the home of two emergency services for the region. Starting Tuesday, the Upper Missouri River Regional Dispatch Center is taking calls through the state-of-the-art facility. The Williams...

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the Chemung County Office of Fire and Emergency Management has received accreditation through New York's Local Emergency Management Accreditation Program. Chemung County joins 13 other emergency management organizations in...

WILTON — The town’s first responders, including its police department, fire department and emergency medical services, are set to make a decision within the next two weeks on whether they will present a plan for a new emergency communications system or fall in line...

Public safety collaboration platform gets DHS investment The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate has awarded Mobility 4 Public Safety $1.5 million to advance its dedicated messaging and collaboration tool for first...