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Hometown News: Local BMW shop hosts luncheon for Forsyth County law enforcement
My Mercedes & Bimmer Place hosted an appreciation luncheon for deputies, dispatchers and other support staff of the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday, Oct. 23. With food provided by Casa Nuova Italian Restaurant, Sheriff’s Office personnel trickled into...
A New Approach to Public Safety Engagement Focused on Roadmap Priorities
By David Buchanan, Executive Director of Public Safety Advocacy, FirstNet Authority Recently, law enforcement and fire chiefs from around the country joined the First Responder…
Delhi’s own 911
Here is a ravishing news for Delhiites, that now onwards you will have your own emergency telephone number, that is, “112” just like “911”. Well, 911 has been designated as the “Universal Emergency Number” for citizens throughout the United States to request emergency...
Dispatchers get training on assessing domestic violence calls
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) - Nashville’s emergency dispatchers are being trained to tell how serious it is when someone calls in with a report of domestic abuse. When Metro Police respond to a domestic violence incident, the officers are trained to determine the kind of...
Tempers flare as Boonton lays off police dispatchers, moves to county 911
BOONTON – Tempers flared as four town police dispatchers were fired during Monday night's Board of Alderman meeting in an auditorium packed with first responders and other supporters. The board voted 7-2 to eliminate the positions and move emergency dispatch to...
Frederick County seeking 911 dispatchers
WINCHESTER — Frederick County Public Safety Communications is hosting two career fairs to recruit employees. The fairs will be held Oct. 29 and Nov. 16 at the Public Safety Building at 1080 Coverstone Drive. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. No entries will be...
DOCJT Public Safety Dispatch Academy Class 128 Graduates
Twenty-three law enforcement dispatchers graduated Friday from the Public Safety Dispatch Academy at the Kentucky Department of Criminal Justice Training. The graduates hail from communications centers across the state, and comprise DOCJT’s 128th telecommunications...
Dubble: telecommunicators must paint picture for first responders
There are some jobs where the person performing the job paints a picture for others. Artists, journalists, musicians and others use their crafts to explain or relate what is going on at a given moment. The importance of one such job is shown in life or death...
Former Youngstown dispatcher pleads guilty to obstructing human trafficking investigation
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – A former call taker for Youngstown’s 911 center pleaded guilty Monday to obstructing a human trafficking investigation that her son was a suspect in. Judge Anthony Donofrio sentenced Elaine Hellman, 72, to 18 months probation after she...
Burke honored for 911 Dispatcher work
It was a dream of Misty Burke to become a 911 Dispatcher when she was a young girl. That dream became a reality and Burke is one of the dedicated dispatchers working in the 911 center in the Wagoner County Court House. Burke went above and beyond the call of duty...
10th-anniversary celebration for the Amarillo Emergency Center
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — The Amarillo Emergency Communications Center is celebrating its 10th anniversary. The consolidated center has numerous resources including police, fire, and two ambulance systems. They are also able to handle calls for animal control....
The FirstNet Lab and Future Experience Center For First Responders
The First Responder Network Authority’s (FirstNet Authority) Technology Headquarters in Boulder, CO - home to the FirstNet Innovation and Test Lab and a future experience center - continues to be a focal point for transforming the future of public safety...
Volusia’s overtime tab: $99 million since 2013
Volusia County employees worked 627,200 hours of overtime totaling nearly $19 million in the past fiscal year that ended on Oct. 1, a News-Journal analysis found. Since 2013, the amount of overtime the county has paid has increased every year — from $14.4 million six...
Bernalillo County looking to hire emergency communications operators
Bernalillo County is hiring in its Emergency Communications Department. The department is comprised of trained and certified personnel that receive 911 and non-emergency calls for service, dispatch law enforcement and fire/rescue to the citizens in unincorporated...
Implementing Pulsara and FirstNet® Improves North Texas Regional EMS Patient Care and Treatment Times
North Texas Regional EMS’ (NTREMS) use of Pulsara on FirstNet – America’s public safety communications platform – has paid dividends in quality of care, patient outcomes and efficiency of care coordination. Most notably, after implementing Pulsara and using FirstNet,...
Bell Mobility wins CAD 765 mln contract to rebuild Ontario’s Public Safety Radio Network
The government of Ontario in Canada has chosen Bell Mobility to rebuild core components of the province’s aging Public Safety Radio Network (PSRN), in a contract worth CAD 765 million. The network is used by the province’s more than 38,000 first responders, including...
City/county collaboration: Joint E-911 Communications Center up and running SAM PIMPER The Columbus Telegram Oct 18, 2019
After at least 10 years of brainstorming and back-and-forth, an E-911 Joint Communications Center that houses dispatch representatives from the City of Columbus and Platte County is up and running. The facility, located within the Administration Building at Columbus...
911 board reviews budget
Board members of the St. Francois County Joint Communications Center reviewed financials and upcoming projects Wednesday when they met. They also briefly discussed the 911 center’s Monday meeting with Farmington city and police officials regarding a possible merger in...
E911 request tax increase for radio infrastructure
Grays Harbor News Group Sales taxes across the county will increase by one-tenth of one percent if voters approve the only countywide measure on the November ballot. The money would be used to improve the radio infrastructure for emergency services throughout the...
Walker County Schools keeping safety a priority with new 911 emergency system
ROCK SPRING, Ga. — In an emergency situation when lives are on the line, seconds can make all the difference. That's why Walker County Schools recently invested state school safety funds to enhance its Incident Management System. The school system now is the first in...
Upcoming Webinar
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.
This presentation will be led by Chief Jeff Johnson (ret) and Attorney Jason Karp, one of the nation’s leading experts in public safety spectrum regulations.
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