LOCK HAVEN — The Clinton County Commissioners approved a temporary pay increase for correctional officers in a last minute agenda item on Thursday morning. The move was made in an effort to retain its current officers. Commissioner Miles Kessinger explained the...

Jan. 6, 2022, is a date that CIOs and other IT leaders need to circle on their calendars. This is the deadline by which non-fixed phone lines will need to comply with the upcoming RAY BAUM's Act (capitalization is correct).  For those not familiar with...

The Gerald R. Ford International Airport broke ground Wednesday on a $7.7 million operation center on the east side of the airfield. The 11,600-square-foot facility will consolidate the airport’s operations and communications, including dispatch, and it will serve as...

Citizen, the crime reporting and neighborhood watch app, says it will be granted access to the encrypted communications of at least one police department once it switches over to encrypting its radio traffic, according to an internal Citizen document obtained by...

VANCOUVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Record high temperatures during the historic heat wave in B.C. have taken their toll on Lower Mainland 9-1-1 operators, who this past weekend were swamped by a record-breaking number of calls and stretched to the limit in their ability to...

At Tuesday morning’s meeting of Bloomington and Monroe County’s five-member central dispatch policy board, assistant fire chief Jayme Washel reacted to a statement by dispatch director Amy Hensley, that the center has 11 vacant dispatcher positions. “I don’t know...

Alexandria, VA — Today, U.S. Representatives Robin Kelly (D-IL), Norma Torres (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Peter Meijer (R-MI) introduced the Providing Resources and Occupational Training for Emotional Crisis and Trauma in 9-1-1 Act, or the ‘‘PROTECT 9-1-1...

  The Watertown Police Department welcomed Troy VanDusen back to its staff. VanDusen will serve in the newly created role of 911 Communications Manager, a position that manages and directs all activities in Watertown’s 911 center. VanDusen is a graduate of Watertown...

Owensboro-Daviess County 911 Director Paul Nave has seen major changes over his career in the way the dispatch center receives emergency calls. Those changes were largely caused by advances in technology, which, paradoxically, created challenges. “We have gone back in...

BOZEMAN — Gallatin County 911 and Montana State University announced Thursday morning that their emergency dispatch centers have officially merged operations, a move officials say will better serve the entire community moving forward. The county and MSU recently...

County commissioners approved the Echols County 911 agreement which provides 911 call answering and emergency dispatch services from Lowndes County. Commissioners also approved the Bellville Road utility relocation and a sewer system rehabilitation project coming from...

The public safety building will not only serve as a headquarters for police and fire but also house the finance department, at least temporarily, and include a new city council chambers. The design will be developed by Darden Architects after the city approved a $2.1...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- The Gerald R. Ford International Airport is building a new $7.7 million operations and communications center. The new facility will be built to withstand extreme weather conditions, including winds up to 250 mph, and will house the airport’s...

EAGLEVILLE — Montgomery County Department of Public Safety Interim Director Michael O. Vest was formally appointed to director, a department spokesperson said Wednesday. The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners selected Vest for the leadership position, which...

After years of discussing how to accomplish and fund it, the Hernando County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) voted unanimously to improve the County's public safety radio system by awarding the upgrade contract to Communications International, Inc. The vote took...

The South Carolina Supreme Court struck down a pair of measures Wednesday that Greenville County used to increase its road maintenance fee and establish a telecommunications assessment. The court found that the $25 yearly fee on registered vehicles and the annual...