The union that represents E-Comm 911-Dispatcher says the emergency services are facing a major staff shortage and warns that the system is ill-prepared for a major crisis. BC’s emergency communications experts, CUPE Local 8911, said in a statement that people calling...

KINGSTON – In the upcoming 2022 budget, Ulster County Executive Patrick Ryan is proposing a centralized emergency response center to help with 911 emergencies and non-emergencies. “Think of this as the central nervous system for emergency response,” said Ryan. “It...

Emergency communications specialist Nicholas Genchi mans his station in the Flagstaff Police Departments Dispatch Center Wednesday afternoon. BRADY WHEELER Sun Staff Reporter When the COVID-19 pandemic struck and stay-at-home orders swept across the country, thousands...

Angie Hadley believes she remembers her first emergency dispatch call. She remembers the caller being angry – she believes about fireworks going off – and cussing her out over the noise. Hadley was not a full-time employee for the City of Shelbyville at the time. She...

In an emergency, every minute counts. That’s why leaders in Asheville and Buncombe County are considering coordinating their emergency dispatch services to improve response time and provide more consistent and effective service delivery. During their meeting of...

Nov. 7—Eight workers at the local 911 dispatch center were answering calls for help Friday morning. That was almost half the staff. The Santa Fe Regional Emergency Communications Center, a critical public safety agency, has been wrangling with a severe worker shortage...

New Infrastructure Will Help Advance Public Safety, Improve Connectivity for Area Residents and Visitors What's the news? Wayne County's first responders are getting a major boost in their wireless communications thanks to the FirstNet® network expansion currently...

VAN BUREN -- An effort to give Crawford County essential employees an extra one-time payment through American Rescue Plan money advanced last week. The Crawford County American Rescue Plan Committee approved proposals from four county entities totalling more than $2.3...

PEPPERELL — Chief David Scott is pleased to report that two Pepperell Police Officers and a dispatcher from the Patriot Regional Communications Center (PRECC) teamed up to help save a resident from an apparent heart attack.  On Friday, Oct. 29, PRECC received a...

VANCOUVER -  The union representing B.C.'s 911 dispatchers says funding is crucial to stopping the system's potential "catastrophic failure." In recent months E-Comm, B.C.'s multi-municipality agency that connects 911 callers to the proper emergency service...

FirstNet Network Expands in Camden and Salem Counties to Advance Public Safety Communications Capabilities in New Jersey New Infrastructure Will Help Advance Public Safety, Improve Connectivity for Area Residents and Visitors Trenton, NJ, Nov. 3, 2021 What’s the news?...

The Jennings County Amateur Radio Association is raising money to help with rehab and build out of a radio tower in Freetown Indiana. This will go towards providing last line of defense communication support to the residents and public safety agencies of Jennings...

CLEVELAND (WJW) – The FOX 8 I-Team has found people calling for an ambulance in Cleveland because they can’t sleep or their shoes are too tight. Still, paramedics get sent. So, the I-Team investigated what this means for you when you have a...

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Ulster County Executive Pat Ryan on Thursday outlined his plan for the construction of a state-of-the-art emergency management and government operations facility, saying in a press release that the facility will centralize critical functions from...

Roanoke County employees will have a little more cash in their pocket this month with one-time bonuses. The board of supervisors recently passed an ordinance after the state approved $3,000 hazard pay bonuses for sheriff’s deputies using American Rescue Plan funds...

From Spotsylvania Fire, Rescue and Emergency Management: Last week, through a joint effort of the Spotsylvania Information Services Department, Spotsylvania Sheriff’s Office and Emergency Communications Center, and Spotsylvania Fire, Rescue, & Emergency...

Kenton County Dispatch Supervisor, Melissa Eddy, has been given the Line Supervisor of the Year Award by the Kentucky Emergency Numbers Association in partnership with the Kentucky chapter of the Association for Public Safety Officials. The Line Supervisor of the Year...

MATTOON — Interim Champaign Police Chief Matt Henson, who is a past officer in Arcola and Charleston, has been appointed as the new director of the emergency communications system for Coles and Moultrie counties. The system's Emergency Telephone System Board voted 6-1...

MANCHESTER — Discussions on whether Manchester will join North Shore Regional 911 Center in Middleton will continue into next year. In the meantime, the North Shore Regional 911 Center in Middleton will conduct a feasibility study of the potential partnership. “It’ll...