The new tower is located at the Scotland County Emergency Operations Center on West Boulevard. The county partnered with Verizon Wireless and NC Highway Patrol on funding to construct the new tower complex and put it into use. Verizon Wireless is funding the new tower...

The Reading Police Communications Center in City Hall, the office on the first floor where residents go to file a complaint or speak with an officer, will close next month as it undergoes renovations. “It’s undergoing a major renovation of the entire physical space...

South Sound 911’s Board of Directors executive recruitment committee announced today that five candidates are advancing as finalists for the position of executive director. The five candidates advancing in the selection process are: Mark Buchholz, Director, Willamette...

WASHINGTON — It has been drilled into our heads since childhood: "Dial 911 for emergencies!" But why is that the number for emergencies in the United States? You have to go back to the early stages of telephone use.  The 20th century started out with telegraphs...

Tuesday night Missouri based consulting firm Fitch & Associates is presenting their findings from a five year survey.  [...] In terms of dispatch, Fitch is recommending they upgrade from a “paper card system” to electronic software that could cost almost $...

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. (WCJB)-- Employees of the Alachua County Sheriff's Office are saddened by the loss of one of their leading employees who died over the weekend. Combined Communications Center commander Brandi Cartee started as a telecommunicator and worked her way...

One of the trending topics in the public safety world is the movement to reclassify individuals who answer the 911 calls and then dispatch the appropriate public safety assets from that of clerical workers to first responders. I agree that it is a long overdue...

In an email to the college community on Jan. 28, Mike Hill, director of public safety updated the campus community about several positions that Public Safety is looking to fill. These include the senior positions of Associate Director for Operations and Associate...

The end is in sight! Excitement is growing in our police, fire and dispatch community as the completion of the new Public Safety Building is nearly within reach. If you have driven by the site lately, you have probably noticed the exterior landscape and hardscape...

Manatee County, Fla., soon plans to install RapidDeploy’s cloud-based NG911 Bundle, which is expected to provide tactical-mapping and data-analytics capabilities to the county’s 911 emergency communications center. Funded with almost $100,000 from a state grant...

CHRISTIAN COUNTY, Mo.– Christian County officials tell Ozarks First reporters that 9-1-1 operations are working once again. The County originally warned of a system-wide outage on the afternoon of February 16th, 2020. The County says it’s still running tests on the...

The triangulation of a 911 call from a cellphone can provide too large a search area for first responders when time matters most. In Mississippi, officials have embraced a no-cost software solution to narrow a caller's location to roughly 3 feet and help contend with...

When in an emergency,  it’s nice to get help close to home. Foothills County is hoping the UCP will allow its residents — and those in Okotoks, Black Diamond-Turner Valley — to talk to someone close at home when in an emergency and possibly trying to save a loved...

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's public safety chief says he's stepping down just weeks after an entire graduating class of the State Patrol's Trooper School was fired or resigned after being accused of cheating on an online exam. Department of Public Safety Commissioner Col....

Yesterday, Gov. Chris Sununu and the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) joined AT&T to celebrate a major boost in wireless communications for New Hampshire first responders – the addition of new, purpose-built cell sites and 100+ other network...

Portsmouth’s Police and Fire departments are connecting their first responders to FirstNet – a new communications platform just for public safety. With the tech advancement, the departments can equip officers and firefighters with new capabilities and reliable access...

Norman city departments may have to forego replacement of police vehicles and other vehicles as officials grapple with a continuing $3.5 million budget shortfall. By June 30, the Capital Improvement Project Fund will hemorrhage $600,000, which helps pay for the city’s...

The Hunterdon County Department of Public Safety Communication Division fosters stress relief within its 27 Public Safety Telecommunicators (PST), or 911 emergency dispatchers, with visits from service dogs. Because there are multiple demands placed on each...

Community members across Erie County who know CPR are encouraged to download a new app. Saint Vincent and Erie County 911 have introduced the PulsePoint Respond mobile app. Those who sign up will receive alerts when someone nearby is in sudden cardiac...

WINNESHIEK COUNTY, Iowa (KWWL) – When you dial 911 in an emergency, the voice of the dispatcher is the first you hear. While their police, fire and EMS counterparts are considered first responders in the state of Iowa, emergency dispatchers are not. Emergency...