When Perry Polinski started in his emergency dispatcher’s job in January of 1981, the position was referred to as a “communications operator.” Mr. Polinski and others worked out of the first floor, bunched in with other services at the Evanston Police...

When the Saline County Quorum Court met Monday, the Justices of the Peace voted unanimously to pass an ordinance to approve the agreement for Saline County and Benton to form the Saline County Emergency Communications Center. The ordinance said the city and county...

Cincinnati, OH – The Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, certainly wanted paramedics on the scene during a recent medical emergency there, but refused to let the 911 dispatcher or paramedics to know why. In fact, when the dispatcher began to ask...

A couple of Bossier Sheriff’s Office dispatchers departed Bossier Parish Wednesday to help with emergency communications in southern Alabama with the disaster of Hurricane Sally.Lt. Amy Pope, BSO Communications SupervisorLt. Amy Pope, supervisor of communications, and...

SALEM, Ore. – Dennis Schlies labored the Sept. 7 night time shift for METCOM 911, the dispatch coronary heart that handles emergency requires the Santiam Canyon in Oregon. So he knew. He knew before his boss delivered the info by mobile phone, and...

HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — It’s not just police and fire that have been deployed to help those recovering from Hurricane Sally. Sunday, the city of Hoover deployed a small team of 911 dispatchers to help in the relief efforts. Two Hoover 911 dispatchers are en route to...

GREEN COVE SPRINGS, Fla. — Monica Mae Green has been issued an arrest warrant for transmission of material harmful to a minor, tampering with physical evidence and possessing child pornography. Green worked for the Clay County Sheriff’s Office Communications...

The Jefferson County 911 Administrative Board approved a $2.9 million budget for 2021 on Thursday for the Metropolitan Emergency Communications Association (MECA) as well as the transfer of 911 money to fund a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system, the first such...

ASHEVILLE - In the face of calls to defund police by up to 50%, the city manager is now proposing cutting $770,000 from the force, according to a newly released budget proposal. The biggest part of the cut —$300,000 — would come from the reassignment of...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — Two Franklin County elementary school students got to be picked up from school in style on Monday with a ride-along from the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Back in February, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office says the Sontag...

NEW ORLEANS, La. (WVUE) - Inside the Orleans Parish Communications District’s 911 call center operators were busy responding to citizens calls. But several of their co-workers were many miles away in Alabama assisting victims of Hurricane Sally. Tyrell Morris is...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Pima County Sheriff’s Department implemented a new program that will transform the way 911 call-takers triage calls from those in mental health crisis. Through continued partnership with Arizona Complete Health, callers identified as...

Residents and visitors in Harrisonburg and Rockingham County are now able to text when they have an emergency in an effort by the Harrisonburg-Rockingham Emergency Communications Center to provide more lifesaving services to the public. The program, which is now in...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Hurricane Sally dumped a large amount of rainfall on the Gulf Coast over the last days, resulting in major flooding. Many areas are currently inaccessible, leaving the citizens as well as public safety personnel in desperate need of...