COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- The person on the other end of the line may just be the critical link in an emergency. Operators in local emergency centers are called telecommunicators. It’s their job to match a caller and their needs with the best and fastest responder;...

On Wednesday, March 31, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 1 City Councilor Matt McLaughlin, Ward 2 City Councilor J.T. Scott, and city staff held a virtual community meeting to introduce the Public Safety Building Project. The new facility will house both the Police and...

PLEASANT PRAIRIE — A 2019 study by the McGrath Consulting Group not only recommended a third fire station in the village, but also additional manpower to support it. And while it’s just a first step toward the latter, the pieces were put into place to do just that...

Featured among a full agenda is a presentation on allowing the Crawford County Public Safety Department to take responsibility for emergency dispatching services currently performed by Meadville Police Department. When a similar proposal was the focus of a special...

St. Francois County Joint Communications Center can now rely on a stable stream of funding, as voters determined 3,294 votes to 607, or 84% of the vote, to make permanent the 3/8-cent sales tax they last approved in 2014. The tax annually generates about $3 million...

TUCSON (KVOA) - Several agencies came together Tuesday evening to put on a Public Safety Career Fair. Tucson Police Department, Tucson Fire Department and officials with public safety communications are all looking to fill positions. Officials from each department...

People found living in man-made cave in city close to San FranciscoConstruction workers have found two people living in a man-made cave in a California city.The laborers in Vallejo, about 30 miles from San Francisco, were excavating the site of an old bridge when they heard voices coming from a nearby embankment. The workers called law enforcement and the fire department, fearing someone was injured. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, “dozens of police, firefighters and rescue workers from Vallejo and nearby agencies converged on the bridge at Sacramento Street and Farragut Avenue.” Law enforcement found a 20-foot long, three-foot high, man-made cave with two people inside.

TUCSON (KVOA) - The Tucson Police Department, Tucson Fire and Public Safety Communications are hosting a Public Safety Career Fair on Tuesday to answer any questions you may have about what its like to work in the field. It's happening from 4 to 7 p.m. at the West...

Citizens ready to answer the call can now apply to be public safety dispatchers for the Henrico County Divison of Police, which opened applications for the role April 2. Public safety dispatchers, known as communications officers in the division, are the critical link...

In March of 2020, Wexford County Central Dispatch moved into a new state of the art 911 Communications Center located in Cadillac, the communications center is staffed 24/7 365 days a year with 2 dispatchers on duty at all times. Wexford County Central Dispatch provides fire, police and medical dispatching services for all Wexford County emergency service agencies. We replaced our legacy analog phone system with an IP based system that brings enhanced redundancy and survivability in support of Next Generation 911 concepts, including Text to 911. We also replaced antiquated radio consoles with new Zetron Max dispatch positions, using the Michigan Public Safety Communication System (MPSCS), and all agencies have switched to 800MHz radio and paging devices within Wexford County.
In addition to dispatching for all Wexford County Emergency Agencies, dispatchers at Wexford Communications perform dispatch services for multiple public works agencies including: Wexford County Road Commission, Cadillac Street Department, Cadillac Utilities and Lake Mitchell Sewer Authority. Dispatchers also enter, hold and maintain all Wexford County Court paperwork like Warrants, Probations Orders, and PPO’s just to name a few.
Dispatchers are responsible for receiving and prioritizing emergency and non-emergency telephone calls, dispatching fire and medical resources, performing Emergency Medical Dispatch (EMD) and managing radio communications.

HUNTERDON COUNTY, NJ - At its March 16 meeting, the Hunterdon County Board of Commissioners approved funding of (not-to-exceed) $47,741.49 to vendor Murray Paving & Concrete to construct and complete walkway improvements at the Rt. 12 Hunterdon County Complex’s...

A report found 30% of 911 calls were put on hold last year, but Dispatch Manager Maureen Ramsey said the problem goes even deeper.

The Oneida County Sheriff’s office will be celebrating its telecommunications personnel next week during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, April 11-17. “National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week is a great opportunity to reflect on the important role...

The Ann Arbor City Council is considering sending unarmed mental health workers or social workers to nonviolent 911 calls. The proposal emphasizes the importance of having mental health professionals present instead of the police when the caller is having a mental...

New Iberia Police Department Celebrates National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week