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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...
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...
Southwest Florida Police Dispatcher Suspended After Admitting to Telling Person to ‘Get Rid’ of Evidence in Case
A dispatcher with a Southwest Florida sheriff’s office has been suspended for two days after admitting to telling a 911 caller to “get rid of it” when refereeing to evidence that later turned out to be marijuana. NBC affiliate WBBH-TV reports that Lee County Sheriff’s...
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...
Man charged with mischief, calls 9-1-1 complaining about Amber Alert
Hamilton, Ontario police say a 70-year-old man has been charged with mischief after complaining to 9-1-1 about the October 1st Amber Alert. The man said that he was trying to take a nap and that the notifications were bothering him. Police say that the man admitted...
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...
911 call records moment UPS driver is shot while on the phone with dispatchers
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - A UPS driver was already on the phone with 911 dispatchers when a robbery suspect opened fire. The driver was out delivering packages, when he says the suspect came up and started begging for money. He gave him five dollars, but it apparently...
City of Helena to use 9-1-1 grant funding for NG9-1-1 compatible call system
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 on their Motorola...
City of Trussville hiring for dispatcher position
he 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.
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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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