CHARLTON – Residents last summer shot down a tax increase to build a $28.5 million public safety complex, but now efforts are underway to raise part of the cost through private donations and bring it to a second vote. Selectmen formed a Public Safety...

New routers connect fire department to FirstNet New in-vehicle routers will allow the Milton and Milton Township Fire Department to connect to the FirstNet Network. The First Responder Network Authority and AT&T operate the networ With the FirstNet Network, public...

State Police says a problem that prevented some people making 9-1-1 calls has been resolved Tuesday morning. “Preliminary information is that one of the carriers was attempting an update that action may have initiated the disruption,” said Brian Foley, executive aide...

When an ambulance or a fire truck responds to a call, it might be from another jurisdiction. Four Rock County fire departments are using technology to dispatch the closest available emergency services vehicle. The four departments are the City of Beloit, Town of...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - Operators at 911 centers across southern Arizona are screening calls for possible cases of coronavirus. The Arizona Department of Health Services confirmed the state’s first case of the illness on Sunday, Jan. 26. The following day,...

Manatee County commissioners today confirmed the appointment of Jacob Saur as the county’s new public safety director. Saur previously served as the county’s emergency communications chief and has worked for Manatee County since 20001. "As our former emergency...

MURFREESBORO, TN (WSMV) - Social media and the determination of an on-duty Murfreesboro emergency dispatcher played a key role in saving a man’s life hundreds of miles away in another state. Brady Lutton joined the Facebook page titled A Firefighter’s Community. He...

BELLEFONTE — Centre County Commissioner Mark Higgins has been named one of a select group of 19 leaders across the Pennsylvania to join the 9-1-1 Advisory Board. This board advises PEMA on the administration and operation of 9-1-1 systems in the Commonwealth. The...

SALINA, Kan.(KSNW) – Amber Pfiefer, a lead dispatcher with the Salina Police Department, paved the way for police response involving those with special needs. Her new program, S.A.Id. (Special Needs Alerts and Identification), helps officers quickly identify and...

Officer of the Year Award – Investigator Christopher A. Parker Investigator Christopher A. Parker has distinguished himself in the performance of service to the citizens of Genesee County during 2019. [...] Distinguished Service Award – Emergency Services Dispatcher...

SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) joined a group of public safety dispatchers from across the state, on Jan. 22, for a press conference to celebrate Assembly Bill 1945 (AB 1945), which would recognize the brave work of public safety dispatchers by...

Loveland couple Chelsea Johnson and William Walters were at their son’s music recital on the evening of Friday, Dec. 13 when Johnson, who was pregnant with her third child, started to have contractions. The family headed home to pack a bag for the hospital and get...

CLINTON, Miss. — Clinton residents interested in learning more about their Clinton Police Department are invited to join the Citizens Police Academy. Chief Ford Hayman has announced another round of the popular Citizens Police Academy to run in the evenings from March...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) -- The Eau Claire Police Department is warning people to be on the lookout for a phone scam that’s been circulating. According to the police department, a scammer is using the Eau Claire Communications Center phone number and identifying...

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