The Longboat Key Fire Rescue Department and the dispatch center for the Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office wanted to clear up any confusion. Longboaters know Greer Island and Beer Can Island are synonymous. They also know La Lenaire Drive is on Jewfish Key, which has...

CARTERET COUNTY, N.C. (WITN) - Leaders in Carteret County are working to fill open telecommunication positions as fewer people are available to answer serious calls. “We are known as the first, first responders,” Kelly McAlexander, Carteret County telecommunication....

ADAMS TENNESSEE: (Smokey Barn News) – An integral part of the Robertson County 911 dispatch center, who will be remembered for her sweet loving spirit, Brittney Bennett, 30 of Adams Tennessee, has died unexpectedly. Brittney’s passing caught everyone by surprise. Even...

Danish AI platform helps save lives by assisting 911 dispatchers in assessing emergency calls SEATTLE, November 18, 2021--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Seattle Fire Department (SFD), in partnership with Corti.ai, a leading AI software company, has implemented Corti Triage to...

Published: 11/17/2021 POLICE DEPARTMENT’S NEW & IMPROVED MOBILE APP NOW AVAILABLE RIVERSIDE, CA – The Riverside Police Department is proud to unveil its new and improved mobile application called “Atlas One.”  The app is available in the Apple and Android app...

“‘Why Tiktok?’” you may ask. The director of the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center answered that question and others Monday, following up on a Facebook invitation to check the center’s new social media outreach. Roxanne VanGundy explained in a new Facebook...

For the second year in a row, city staff are proposing spending about $50,000 on emergency medical dispatch software in the City of Yellowknife draft budget.  The 57-page document, released last week, sets aside $53,000 for the dispatch...

A FirstNet Authority board featuring seven new members conducted its first meeting today and immediately implemented some changes, including renaming three of the four board committees in an effort to better describe their evolving roles in the organization. New...

SPRING HILL — Ileana Scopano of Shady Hills says there isn’t much that can faze her, and that might be the key to a new career as an emergency operator at the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office. She’s working as a surgical assistant in a hospital operating room right...

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — San Mateo County's 911 dispatch center was recognized as an Accredited Center of Excellence by the International Academies of Emergency Dispatch, the county announced Thursday. The honor is the highest distinction given to emergency...

Erie County 911 operators will receive a wage increase. This news comes after Erie County Council members passed the ordinance at the meeting on November 16th. This ordinance could not have come at a better time. According to the council, Erie County 911 Call Center...

DOVER-FOXCROFT — The consulting group hired to study the communications needs for the county’s emergency responders presented its findings to the Piscataquis County Commissioners on Tuesday. Piscataquis County fire and police departments and ambulance services have...

MARSHALL, Texas (KLTV) - From the City of Marshall: On the morning of October 27, 2021, the City of Marshall’s  9-1-1 Call Center received notification of severe weather approaching Harrison County. We later received notification from the National Weather Service that...

On tonight’s Select Board agenda is follow up on a staffing request made by the Chief of Southboough Police earlier this month. Police Chief Kenneth Paulhus described to the Board and Advisory Committee an urgent need for increasing the full time Dispatcher staff. He...

The Colorado Springs Police Department is short a quarter of the number needed in its call center, which is having a big impact on how soon calls get answered. In turn, that slows the CSPD's response to people who are in grave danger and need help. "We are currently...

ROSWELL, Ga. — Police were dispatched to the Roswell Emergency Dispatch Center on Oct. 27 after a man reportedly called 911 repeatedly and made lewd comments. Call takers gave officers audio of three separate calls from the suspect. In the first call, according to...

Lincoln's emergency dispatch center is experiencing sporadic connectivity issues when fielding 911 calls from cellphones, according to the police department. Residents seeking emergency services are still encouraged to dial 911 first, LPD announced in a Tuesday...

The Board of Supervisors, acting in that capacity as well as directors of the County Fire Protection District, unanimously approved several actions that represent what County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig called “a major step” toward creating a Regional Fire Communications...

BATH, N.Y. (WETM) – Steuben County is looking for people to join “a talented team of public safety professionals” to fill openings for 911 dispatchers. The county is looking for those “dedicated to the receipt of requests and dispatch of emergency services” in the...