San Bruno could soon need to shell out millions to upgrade its police communication systems, both to comply with state law and improve spotty radio signal, according to Police Chief Ryan Johansen, who estimated the task could cost as much as $5 million. Johansen made...

City officials recently appointed Sharon McDonough the director of Tucson’s historically troubled Public Safety Communications Department, the office that houses the city’s 911 call center. McDonough has over three decades of experience working for the city, having...

ROTTERDAM — When the Schenectady County Sheriff’s Office responded to incidents in the western parts of the county as recently as last year, officers would often have to communicate with one another using cell phones due to long-standing inadequacies in the county’s...

Petersburg’s Police Department dispatch center during a tour for the public in 2017. (Joe Viechnicki/KFSK) An internal report by the Petersburg borough suggests incentive pay and salary increases to help fill vacant jobs and retain employees in the police department....

MADISON, WI…  State Sen. André Jacque (R-De Pere) today had another bill in his Public Safety Package signed into law, an initiative allowing virtual court proceedings so the system runs more efficiently and brings justice to victims with fewer delays at lower cost....

As part of a weekly series, we’re profiling women who stepped up at a moment of crisis and filled gaps in the labor market during the pandemic. Elyce Rivera became a 911 operator at a time when emergency response phone services had become lifelines for the millions of...

Norwood, MA – Norwood will join Foxborough, Mansfield, Norton and Easton as a member of the South Eastern Massachusetts Regional Communications Center in an effort to modernize and enhance the city’s emergency dispatch system after a 3-1 vote last week by the Board of...

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, March 03, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Samsung Networks and TELUS today announced the successful deployment of Canada’s first next-generation Mission Critical Push-to-X (MCPTX) services. Deployed over TELUS’ globally recognized network, this new MCPTX...

TAYLORVILLE, Ill. (WAND) - A Christian County woman has served 16 years as dispatcher for Christian County. Before Mykal Fisher joined the 9-1-1 Communication Center in Christian County, she severed the U.S. Army for 11 years. She was stationed in the United States...

The Redwood Coast Seniors facility in Fort Bragg now has both an amateur radio station and an amateur radio repeater covering the North Coast Area. It already hosts MCN’s community WiFi and a KZYX satellite studio. The advantage of amateur radio is that it works even...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - According to a press release, a new company is changing the way emergency responders communicate. Ethan Fitzgerald, media specialist at Flourish said, recently the Kingsbury County Sheriff’s Office along with EMA and the Lake...

TORONTO, March 3, 2022 /CNW/ - Canada's public safety personnel are repeatedly exposed to traumatic events that can take a toll on their mental health, putting them at high risk for Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries (PTSI) and other operational injuries. Through the...

Three Glenview Public Safety telecommunicators were honored by Lake Forest city and fire department officials last month for their life-saving efforts in two separate incidents that saved the lives of two individuals who went into cardiac arrest. Honored with Lake...

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) — To kick off Women’s History Month, the Santa Rosa Fire Department will be hosting its first-ever “Women’s Public Safety Day,” this upcoming weekend. The outdoor event will look to provide women with an interactive hands-on safety learning...

911 Emergency Communications Dispatcher Shannon Haaga is Dickinson County’s February Telecommunicator of the Month.  Haaga received a certificate and pin for her “excellent work” in February, according to 911 Emergency Communications Director Emily Nichols.  “It’s...

Orange County has dramatically upgraded its communications countywide by implementing a new public safety P25 land mobile radio system. “The new system is a shared communications tool for various community organizations including the Orange County Sheriff’s Office,...

The Cobb County Department of Emergency Communications is proud to announce that our Director, Melissa A. Alterio, was chosen to receive the honor of Director of the Year at this year’s Georgia Emergency Communications Conference, presented by the Georgia chapters of...

RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - Calls to the Reno Public Safety Dispatch Center hit a record in 2021. With more than 500,000 calls across the Reno area and nearly 550,000 officer/firefighter-initiated calls, the Reno Dispatch team plays a critical role in keeping the community...

The Rock County Communications Center has produced a fun new public safety music video using the music group Surfaces’ song, “Sheesh” as the theme. The video is one of several produced by the Communications Center in an effort to humanize public safety and engage with...