A deputy director in the Fort Wayne and Allen County police dispatch center was suspended after his profanity-laced Twitter posts with remarks about Black people were discovered. According to information obtained from the city legal department, John Chavez, 47, one of...

Team members from the Department of Public Safety Communications (DPSC) were in Cayman Brac and Little Cayman last week conducting presentations to better inform the public about the life-saving role of 911.“As the first of the first responders, the high level of...

ENID, Okla. — A call comes in to the Enid Police Department’s communications office. “911, what is the location of your emergency?,” a voice calmly says into the phone. The voice, often unknown to the caller, then figures out what’s going on and where — anything...

Rowan University’s Department of Public Safety has once again been recognized for achieving the gold standard in public safety professional excellence. In 2011, the department was the first department at college or university in New Jersey to earn accreditation from...

ALBION – Public Safety Telecommunicators, the 911 dispatchers, are a vital part in an emergency. Through assessment and coordination of each situation, the 911 dispatcher links callers in distress to the correct emergency services needed for rapid response times. Many...

National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is being celebrated this week. It’s to highlight the men and women who are the first to respond to an emergency and send help. Action News Jax’s Alicia Tarancon spent the day with 911 dispatchers in St. Johns County....

Culpeper County is acknowledging and showing appreciation to its 911 dispatchers as part of National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week happening April 11-17. Across the nation in times of intense personal crisis and community-wide disasters, the first access point...

NOBLESVILLE — This week is dedicated to the 911 dispatchers who put in hard work every day in central Indiana and across the country. Public Safety Telecommunications Week is April 11-17. In Hamilton County, 911 dispatchers are being treated to meals and snacks...

By Stan GreeneSanta Monica launched yesterday a new 311 assistance program to improve customer service for all non-emergency City services. Santa Monica 311, available in English and Spanish, is an integrated program accessible via phone, email and web, city officials said a press release yesterday. The city has also launched a new mobile app that replaces the Santa Monica Works/Go system to make it easier to contact city departments and submit requests. “Our new 311 program will allow Santa Monicans to access information they need about city services quickly, in multiple languages, and via phone, email, web, and mobile devices,” said Interim City Manager Lane Dilg. “This is a big milestone as we enhance citywide customer service and build trust between our community and their local government. We’re here for you at santamonica.gov/311.”City officials said 311 is only for requests that do not require fire or police personnel dispatch (both emergency and non-emergency). If you need to report an emergency, please continue to call 9-1-1, and for non-emergency dispatch, please call (310) 458-8491. Community members should contact the city’s 311 system if they want to ask a question or provide input about city programs or policies (e.g. COVID-19, housing, homelessness, parks); report downed tree branches/palm fronds, a broken parking meter, or illegal dumping; request street/sidewalk repair or graffiti removal; and ask how to get started on city permits or processes, among other requests, city officials said. Residents can submit questions or requests through the city’s new mobile app, the online form at santamonica.gov/311, by emailing 311@santamonica.gov, or calling us at 3-1-1 within city boundaries or (866) 311-SaMo from outside Santa Monica. “Our customer service assistants will answer your question, put you in touch with the right City staff member, and/or create a ticket so we can track your request and make sure it gets resolved,” city officials said. For more information about 311 and instructions on how to download the mobile app, visit santamonica.gov/311.

Muncie, IN—The week of April 11-17, 2021 is celebrated as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. It is the job of public safety telecommunicators to provide a continuous link from those in need to emergency services providers who respond to those needs. Prompt...

MADISON– The Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) has awarded 18 grant projects totaling $487,876.65 in federal funding to local public safety answering points (PSAPs) across Wisconsin. Funding will be used for various projects related to the upgrade/replacement...

According to Hopp it is always best when witnessing an incident that needs reported to report it as soon as possible. "For example: Reckless driving, suspicious person, fireworks/gun shots etc... When doing so make sure you provide as much information as possible,...