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Dispatcher surprised with new heating, air system (OK)
ENID, Okla. — Tears came to the eyes of Angela Langham when she was asked how she felt Monday morning. Langham, a dispatcher for Enid and Garfield County's 911 Center, received a free replacement HVAC system for her home from Dense Comfort Solutions. "I am super...
Ex-Allegheny County 911 dispatcher sues over firing for Facebook posts about Antwon Rose II Shooting (PA)
A fired Allegheny County 911 dispatcher on Monday sued the county and two top officials in federal court, claiming that she was terminated because of Facebook posts about the fatal police shooting of a teenager in East Pittsburgh last year. In the two-count complaint...
Could NVIDIA Be a Millionaire Maker Stock?
NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) designs and manufactures advanced computer graphics processors, chipsets, and multimedia software. Its Tegra processor integrates an entire computer onto a single chip for supercomputing in autonomous cars, drones, and robots as, well as for...
Sheriff’s office awarded 911 grant to upgrade dispatch consoles (KS)
PAOLA – The Miami County Sheriff's Office dispatch center is poised for an equipment upgrade. The sheriff’s office has learned it will receive a $284,272.80 state grant to purchase four P25 IP based dispatch consoles, according to a news release issued Tuesday, Nov....
Overtime has ‘exploded’ at understaffed Md. 911 center (MD)
“We don't have an option of operating below a certain level ... we must fill the seat. Our overtime has exploded," Scott Campbell, director of public safety, said ARROLL COUNTY, Md. — County staff say overtime has “exploded” at the Carroll County Emergency...
Emails revels city’s tumultuous handling of new regional 911 dispatch center (ID)
As Mayor David Condon's administration ardently and publicly advocated for the city to join a new emergency communications system, its own staff privately flagged possible violations against the union that would soon represent former city fire dispatchers. According...
Business people (KS)
Two new members were sworn into the Hutchinson Police Department last week, including an officer and a dispatch center manager. Communications Center Manager Jessica Lynch comes to Hutchinson with 15 years of experience in 911 emergency dispatch. She holds a Public...
Teton County has half the dispatchers it needs (WY)
JACKSON (WNE) — Teton County’s communications center has half the dispatchers it needs to adequately answer emergency calls and that means trouble. “We are one person away from not being able to answer 911 calls 24/7,” Sheriff Matt Carr told county commissioners...
911 center in Carroll County needs more positions and overtime has ‘exploded,’ staff tell commissioners (MD)
County staff say overtime has “exploded” at the Carroll County Emergency Communications Center and more people are needed to take 911 calls. One county commissioner at Thursday’s board meeting pushed for the county to hire more staff immediately, but the rest of the...
Employment opportunities aided by colleges (TX)
Area colleges and universities are hiring, and they have a wide range of opportunities in part-time and full-time positions, not only for teaching faculty but in most other fields as well, from pubic relations, network administration, accounting, maintenance, and this...
LifeFlight helicopter lands in Penobscot field following mechanical anomaly (ME)
A LifeFlight helicopter experienced an unanticipated mechanical issue in a main rotor blade during a flight to Bangor on Saturday evening, according to a Nov. 17 news release from the organization. At approximately 6:45 p.m., a LifeFlight pilot initiated...
The calm during the storm: First responders honored at No One Left Behind ceremony (AK)
A roomful of heroes were honored at the fourth annual No One Left Behind award ceremony. Students with the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and the Fairbanks Rescue Mission collaborate to make...READ MORE
City of Springfield will not to be part of the new dispatch center (OH)
SPRINGFIELD — The City of Springfield will not join the new Clark County dispatch center despite years of negotiations between the city and county government. “Public safety and 911 dispatch are the most critical services that the public relies on us to...
Austin man arrested after allegedly threatening to kill 9-1-1 operator (TX)
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police arrested a man after he allegedly threatened to kill a 9-1-1 operator during a call, according to an arrest affidavit. On Wednesday, Nov. 6, police were sent to a Motel 6 at 1901 Airport Commerce Drive in southeast Austin for a check...
Sheriff’s office awarded 911 grant to upgrade dispatch consoles (KS)
PAOLA – The Miami County Sheriff's Office dispatch center is poised for an equipment upgrade. The sheriff’s office has learned it will receive a $284,272.80 state grant to purchase four P25 IP based dispatch consoles, according to a news release issued Tuesday, Nov....
Ready for anything: Needham’s emergency management admin faces communications struggle (MA)
NEEDHAM — After 10 years in the Navy as a fighter pilot - deployed in Japan and Washington state, Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Ping secured a master of science degree in emergency management and began working for Needham in 2017 as the town’s emergency management administrator....
Albemarle County seeks to hire own emergency coordinator
Albemarle County wants to shift from a regional emergency management coordinator to a county-specific staff member. Currently, the Charlottesville-UVa-Albemarle Office of Emergency Management is a division within the regional Emergency Communications Center and is...
911 center in Carroll County needs more positions and overtime has ‘exploded,’ staff tell commissioners (MD)
County staff say overtime has “exploded” at the Carroll County Emergency Communications Center and more people are needed to take 911 calls. One county commissioner at Thursday’s board meeting pushed for the county to hire more staff immediately, but the rest of the...
As I See It: A 911 dispatcher says thanks (OR)
As a public employee, I knew it would not be appropriate to write a letter to the editor before the election, but if I could have, this is what I would have said: It’s hard to describe the life of a 911 dispatcher on paper. We work 24 hours a day, 365 days a year,...
911 Dispatch Centers Can Take Multiple Steps To Combat Cyberattacks
There are more than 6,000 dispatch points throughout the United States, and this vital emergency service is now under constant threat, because hackers are infiltrating dispatch centers and rerouting calls away from dispatchers. Malware and spear-phishing attacks...
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4.9 GHz Band: Review of the FCC Order
On October 22, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) released its Eighth Report and Order (Eighth R&O) regarding utilization of the 4940-4990 MHz (4.9 GHz) band that protects incumbent users as requested by us, the Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA). This Eighth R&O addresses a number of issues related to the use of this band by public safety. Please join us for a briefing on this order and how it impacts public safety.
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