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Fire and Medical 9-1-1 Dispatch Splitting from Sheriff


All five Santa Barbara County supervisors voted on Tuesday to separate fire and medical dispatch operations from the Sheriff’s Office, capping a two-year effort by fire chiefs to run their own emergency communications center and highlighting the longstanding rift...

Dispatchers do more than answer emergency calls

Here’s a little more about us in the dispatch center in Boulder City. We have eight dispatchers (at last) for the city that are full time and one part time. At this time, two are scheduled at a time for 12-hour shifts. With sickness, training, vacation and other...

City of Trussville hiring for dispatcher position

TRUSSVILLE — The city of Trussville has posted its first job opening since separating from the Jefferson County Personnel Board. The city is looking to fill the position of Public Safety Dispatcher II, according to Mayor Buddy Choat. “We took our own job descriptions...

California Leads Next Generation 9-1-1 with NGA 911

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Today NGA 911 LLC (NGA 911) – one of the foremost innovators in 9-1-1 technology – has partnered with California to replace the outdated 9-1-1 system with the Next Generation of 9-1-1. This new state-of-the-art...

Dispatchers do more than answer emergency calls

Here’s a little more about us in the dispatch center in Boulder City. We have eight dispatchers (at last) for the city that are full time and one part time. At this time, two are scheduled at a time for 12-hour shifts. With sickness, training, vacation and other...

Do not support 9-1-1 levy without answers

In preparation for the November ballot, I am asking voters to reject the 9-1-1 levy being proposed until such time the county proves it has done due diligence in analyzing options for upgrading 9-1-1 capabilities, as well as alternatives for funding. The levy,...

Upgrades coming to 911 call centers

Emergency and communications officials in Richland County, North Dakota, are supporting planned upgrades to the state’s 911 call centers. The U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of Transportation announced an award to North Dakota’s 911 system Monday,...

Calhoun County Provides Text-to-9-1-1 Services

County provides Text-to-9-1-1 services to citizens in case of an emergency County 911 Emergency Communication District, Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, Calhoun County EMS, Port Lavaca Police Department, Port Lavaca Fire Department, and all volunteer agencies are...

Ambulance paramedics, dispatchers ratify agreement

Members of the Ambulance Paramedics and Ambulance Dispatchers Bargaining Association and the Health Employers’ Association of BC employer-members have ratified an agreement under government’s Sustainable Services Negotiating Mandate. “The mandate focuses on improving...

Dynamic Emergency Calling for Microsoft PSTN Calling Plans

Dynamic Emergency Calling is a feature of Microsoft Teams Phone System. It uses the caller’s current location to route to a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), a call center operated by the local government. This feature is for the United States. This is also...

Assessors to evaluate Emergency Communications

The Suffolk Police Department’s Emergency Communications Center will soon be evaluated by a team of assessors from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. Specifically, CALEA will evaluate the Emergency Communications Center’s policies and...

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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