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Public Safety Advocate: FCC Recognizes Wireless, FirstNet Priority, Santa Barbara

Many federal agencies still seem to believe broadband means fiber. Fiber is expensive to run and far too costly for rural areas where there is a lot of space between farms and small towns. Further, many of the available grants provide money for building out broadband but not for keeping it operational. All across America there are cases of systems that were installed but are no longer functional because there is a lack of funds to support their continued operation.

Dispatcher Jim Reeves takes his retirement in stride

Jim Reeves is headed off into retirement after a long and prosperous career as a dispatcher for the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office, and he sat down with The Recorder to discuss his career and his future plans. 25 years, 3 weeks and 12 hours later, Reeves retired as a...

Dispatcher meets baby born on side of highway

WEST OLIVE — When Jake VanDyke called 911 and told the dispatcher his wife was going to have a baby before they could make it to the hospital, two thoughts went through Mary Allman’s head. One was that the Ottawa County Central Dispatch employee needed to do...

New service in Edmonson County allows texts to 9-1-1

BROWNSVILLE, Ky. --- (WBKO) Edmonson County is now giving people the opportunity to text 9-1-1. It's a program that has been live since June and they have been working out the kinks. Officials have discovered that older phones work better with the technology. The only...

Dispatch issues at Vigo County 911

Another county office is battling an attack on its computers. This time.. it’s the Vigo County Sheriff’s Office. Over the weekend.. a malware virus infected its computer system and that virus has directly impacted the Vigo County 9-1-1 Dispatch Center. News 10’s Jada Huddlestun is live at the Vigo County Jail. She joins us now to break down what happened.

Support Group Helps MI Dispatchers Cope with Trauma

OTTAWA COUNTY, MI—For those who work as 9-1-1 operators, it's not a matter of if they're going to hear something traumatic, but when. "Not everybody can do this job," said Megan Ross, who works as a dispatcher for Ottawa County. "Some people can, some people can't,...

County to hire 4 new dispatchers to handle 911 call volume

Four new Anoka County Central Communications dispatcher positions were unanimously approved the Anoka County Board July 23 in response to a spike in 911 calls this year. According to Dee Guthman, deputy county administrator, dispatchers are dealing with a very high...

Scott County to amend budget for radio project

The Scott County Board of Supervisors will vote Thursday on an amendment to the 2020 budget to reflect changes resulting from the radio infrastructure project's bond issuance. David Farmer, the county's budget and administrative services director, told the board...

Hickory Club will urge council to keep dispatch at LPD

The Lockport police officers union is expected to urge the Common Council today to spend $272,000 to upgrade the police department's radio equipment and keep dispatching in-house. City leaders for weeks have discussed whether to let Lockport Police...

Cole County launches interactive 911 program

JEFFERSON CITY - Residents of Cole County now have a way to provide more information to first responders before an emergency happens. The app, Smart911, allows people to create a "safety profile," so when they call 911 their information will be readily available to...

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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