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Sussex County EOC to host 20th annual 9-1-1 Awareness Day
GEORGETOWN — Sussex County’s front lines of emergency services will be front and center for the public to see and better understand later this week. The Sussex County Emergency Operations Center will host its 20th annual 9-1-1 Awareness Day, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m....
Public Safety Dispatcher Position
Dispatcher Starting pay is $19.34/hr. Black Hawk Consolidated Communications (E911) Center is seeking calm, caring persons who can thrive in a high stress atmosphere. Apply online, and take the 2-hour dispatcher exam for the position of Civilian Police, Fire and EMS...
Allegheny County 911 dispatcher accused of assaulting 2-month-old son, officials say
ALLEGHENY CO., Pa. - An Allegheny County 911 dispatcher has been suspended after he was charged with assaulting his 2-month-old son. Michael Koban, 34, is facing charges of....
Life-saving next generation 9-1-1 tech
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced local emergency call centers can apply for grants to upgrade to Next Generation 911 (NG 9-1-1) technology. The funding is made possible by a $4.3 million grant from the federal 911 Grant Program. “These funds will help expand...
Million-dollar grant given to Luzerne County to upgrade 9-1-1 radio system
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, LUZERNE COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — Luzerne County is on the receiving end of a $1 million state grant to help pay for much-needed upgrades to its 911 radio system. While the announcement is considered good news, it’s a drop in the bucket considering the...
911 call shows challenges dispatchers still face with cell towers
STRASBURG, Colo. — When a 911 call came in about a rollover crash on a rural road in Adams County in August, dispatchers initially believed the crash happened about 16 miles away from the actual location. In the call, initiated by one of the victims of the crash, he...
Oklahoma Public Safety Conference: Two locals to be honored as heroes
Next week, at the 23rd annual 911 Oklahoma Public Safety Conference, two local residents are going to be recognized as heroes. Justin Beaver, communication systems manager for the City of Shawnee, is set to receive an award as 911 Technology Person of the Year and...
Franklin County commission names interim communications director
FARMINGTON — Franklin County commissioners voted Thursday afternoon to appoint Amanda Simoneau as interim director of the county Regional Communications Center, county Clerk Julie Magoon said Thursday afternoon .... Read More....
LETTER: Were untrained staff in ECC?
Two weeks ago I sent a FOIA request to Greene County requesting information related to the training/certification of County staff working in the Greene County Emergency Communications Center (ECC). I was not required to tell the County why I was making this request;...
San Juan County Dispatchers recognized for exemplary performance
On July 4, 2018, San Juan County 911 received a report of a victim falling 40 feet down a rocky bluff on Obstruction Island and into the water. That call launched a prolonged and complex rescue that involved multiple agencies, presented numerous challenges, and...
Dispatcher for T police sues over firing after his comments about a black protester he saw on TV, says he was ousted because the T discriminates against white people
A Transit Police dispatcher says he's owed big time for getting fired after watching a TV account of the arraignment of a woman charged with climbing onto the base of the Statue of Liberty in a political protest and telling coworkers she "should go back to Africa," -...
Amherst police hiring dispatcher
The Amherst Police Department is accepting applications for the position of part-time dispatcher, according to a news release. Applications are available at the Amherst Police Department, 911 N. Lake St., and must be returned by 4 p.m., Oct. 14, the release...
Hunter Sanders Named Dispatcher of the Month
Since 2015, Hunter Sanders has been dispatching and assisting troopers in what is commonly referred to as Area III (Southwest Indiana). Currently of Ellettsville, Hunter lives with his wife Colte and their 4-month-old son. A graduate of Edgewood High School, Hunter...
Florida 911 Dispatcher Suspended After Telling Man To Get Rid Of Evidence
A 911 dispatcher for the Lee County Sheriff's Office has been suspended for two days and placed on six months of disciplinary probation after she told a man to dispose of evidence. Authorities say that Amanda Kinzler called a man on a recorded landline who was...
Software System Puts County Public Safety Agencies on Same Page
A new software system has upgraded the way Berkeley County S.C., public safety agencies share data and eliminates the duplication that occurred until the deployment of the system last month.
Public safety family says goodbye to Lothrop
The Knox County Regional Communication Center issued a farewell Thursday afternoon for longtime public safety official Linwood Lothrop. The center issued a farewell over the radio to all public safety departments and then Lothrop was greeted with a line of police...
Osage ambulance district and Osage County E-911 center at odds
OSAGE COUNTY — The Osage County emergency operations, or 911 center, and the Osage Ambulance District were at odds -- each posting subliminal messages on Facebook that appear to insult the other. KRCG spoke with both sides, though the ambulance district was willing to...
Kyle council questions finance on 911 dispatch co-location
When the idea of a co-located, meaning shared, 911 facility was first voiced back in 2016, it seemed like the perfect solution to a hard-learned lesson. The floods of 2015 had, in fact, provided a trial run. When the Blanco River went on its deadly rampage in May of...
New Tech Will Assist Police, First Responders in Joplin, Mo.
he Joplin Police Department's emergency communications center is now using a form of technology that allows 911 dispatchers to receive more accurate location data from callers, particularly from those using smartphones. The program, RapidSOS Clearinghouse, is free to...
City of Helena requesting information for implementation of an NG9-1-1 compatible call system
HELENA- The city of Helena looking for information for the implementation of an NG9-1-1 compatible call system after being awarded funding from the State of Montana’s 9-1-1 Grant Program. In May of 2019, the City of Helena was granted $470,000 for use...
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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