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James City 911 merger with York ‘not a foregone conclusion,’ Stevens says
After a company that made software James City County police use to manage its records was sold in May, the new owner said it would no longer support the old systems. That prompted county officials to reconsider a merger between the county’s 911 dispatch center and the...
Medical Dispatch Software Market Trends, Analysis by Regions, Restraints, and Top Key Players like TimeTrade Systems, American Medical Software, Forecast to 2023
The Medical Dispatch Software Market is expected to expand at a steady rate of +6% during the forecast period. Request Sample Copy of this report: https://www.itintelligencemarkets.com/request_sample.php?id=4237 Medical Dispatch Software Market report includes...
911 dispatch center awarded federal funding for upgrades
Montgomery County’s Central Communications Center is one of more than two dozen Indiana counties awarded federal funding to help pay for upgrades to 911 equipment. A $2.8 million federal grant will benefit 29 public safety answering points across Indiana through the...
“People’s Center” to proceed with expansion.
The Richland County Commissioners gave their OK Thursday for maintenance director Chuck Minich and the sheriff’s office to proceed with plans for remodeling 4,300 square feet of space at the People's Center to provide more room for the 9-1-1 dispatch center and...
Hot Topics From the Columbus Fire House: Emergency response before 9-1-1
It was April, 1989, when William Shatner debuted as the host of a new TV series, “Rescue 911.” It was one of the first reality TV shows that focused on police, firefighters, paramedics, and ordinary citizens as they respond to real 911 emergency phone calls. This...
Commissioners: County 9-1-1 expansion in People's Center to proceed
The Richland County Commissioners gave their OK Thursday for maintenance director Chuck Minich and the sheriff’s office to proceed with plans for remodeling 4,300 square feet of space at the People's Center to provide more room for the 9-1-1 dispatch center and...
Ky. county now classifies 911 dispatchers as first responders
KNOX COUNTY, Ky. — The Knox County Fiscal Court adopted a resolution Tuesday during a fiscal court meeting to recognize all 911 dispatchers as first responders. Knox County Judge/Executive Mike Mitchell said this is something that is being done across the...
DOCJT Public Safety Dispatch Academy Class 127 Graduates
(Aug. 30, 2019) – Twenty-two 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...
DC 911 took 4 minutes to dispatch firefighters to fire that killed two & then made absurd excuses
There’s controversy in Washington, DC over a fire that left a man and a nine-year-old boy dead. And there should be. Everyone needs to be angry over failures by two DC agencies to take preventive action at a home that was a fire trap. But what most everyone will miss,...
Visual 911+ App Earns FirstNet Listed Designation
SAN ANTONIO - August 29, 2019 - ( Newswire.com ) Following a rigorous review process, the Visual 911+ app is now FirstNet Listed and available via the FirstNet App Catalog. FirstNet – America’s public safety communications platform – features the first-ever App...
Hardin County E-911 telecommunicator wins national award
A Hardin County E-911 telecommunicator has been selected as the 2019 NICE Public Safety PSAP’s Finest Telecommunicator of the Year. Kendra Murphy, 29, was recognized Tuesday with the national award during a Hardin Fiscal Court meeting. It was presented to her by...
‘The quality will go up’; IXP confident communications will improve
When Webster County residents call the 911 dispatch center to report an emergency, there will be two dispatchers ready to field those calls at any given time. “We are going to have two telecommunicators on every shift, 24/7,” said Dan Posluszny, project manager for...
Police mum on response to 911 calls Connecticut mom made before her death
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Shortly before Perrie Mason vanished earlier this month, two 911 calls were made from her phone. Dispatchers did not hear anyone on the line and called her back, but still no response, according to her sister. Four days later, on Aug. 21, the...
Emergency Communications Center for Lawton and Comanche Co. down
COMANCHE CO. (KFDX/KJTL) — Phone lines at the Comanche County Emergency Communications Center are currently down. They are being rerouted through Altus Emergency Management to then be properly dispatched to Lawton first responders.
Cincinnati Enquirer Feature: The 9-1-1 Center response on September 6th 2018 Fifth Third Shooting
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Behind the rescue scene: 911 dispatchers
The short moment of silence is broken by a loud chirping sound of the phones demanding immediate attention. A dispatcher sitting at one of four desk areas in the office answers. Depending on the call, they look at one or more of the six computer screens set up at each...
Richland County commissioners OK $573281 to upgrade 9-1-1 dispatch center
MANSFIELD -- Richland County commissioners on Thursday approved spending $573,281.60 on a project to upgrade, renovate and relocate aspects of the sheriff's department -- including the 9-1-1 dispatch center and road patrol offices -- within the Peoples Community...
Rimbey RCMP respond to prank 9-1-1 call
In the last week Rimbey RCMP responded to 61 calls for service. These calls include but are not limited to: six thefts, three complaints of threats uttered, three thefts of motor vehicles files, and five traffic collisions. On August 21 RCMP responded to a 911 hang up...
911 dispatcher in Fort Smith drowning had already resigned
Video is available when you click on "read full story". The 911 dispatcher who took the call of a drowning woman in Fort Smith on Saturday had already resigned before she took the call, Danny Baker, interim police chief, told 40/29 News. Saturday morning was already...
Fort Worth MedStar Takes Us Inside Communications Center
Traffic in North Texas can change in an instant. We tell you about it every morning and the people over at MedStar deal with it all the time. Often medical emergency personnel are rerouted while trying to get patients to the hospital. We were inside MedStar’s...
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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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