After voting earlier this month to keep Ripon’s dispatch center in the city, the Ripon Common Council reversed itself Monday night by voting 6-2 to consolidate dispatch centers with Fond du Lac County. Prior to Monday’s meeting, the city held a meeting last week with...

The local government executive responsible for running the region’s 911 system has earned a lifetime achievement award, praised by peers for his devotion to emergency communications. The Oregon chapter of the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials gave...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Montgomery County Regional Dispatch Center recently received an upgrade. In a Facebook post, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said that the center’s layout includes new acrylic barriers and work stations equipped for sitting...

AT&T, the company behind FirstNet, has announced four new solutions to improve communications and situational awareness for police, firefighters and other first responders. The four new solutions are meant to improve network range and throughput, track personnel’s...

NEWARK, NJ -- After more than 30 years of service to the city of Newark, Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose is expected to announce Wednesday that he is stepping down from his role, according to sources with the knowledge of the director's decision. Born and...

The State of Nebraska recently selected Lumen (NYSE: LUMN) to help it transition to a next generation 911 platform using the company's emergency service network, IP-based software, applications and call routing services. Transitioning to Lumen's current NG911 platform...

First responders in Maryland are getting another major boost in their wireless communications with the addition of new, purpose-built FirstNet cell sites. This new infrastructure is a part of the FirstNet network expansion taking place across the state,...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — A scathing report card was released on the 911 call center here in Tucson and now the center is working on solutions to tackle the issues in front of them. Employees detailed a work environment to the LLC as a "sinking ship." There were also...

On Nov. 3, 2020, the center’s ballot item failed in Dodge County with 8,128 votes against 7,167 and in Fremont with 5,731 votes against 4,782, putting an end to plans to house FPD, Dodge County Sheriff’s Office and Fremont/Dodge County 911 Communications Center in the...

The Palo Alto County Public Safety Center is comprised of four different branches. It serves the County as the E-911 / Communications Center, Emergency Management, Sheriff’s Office and Jail. The center was constructed in 1908. Due to the continuing decline in...

Brian and Monica Campbell must serve at least 85 percent of their sentence before being eligible for release, according to Judge Timothy Dickerson. The couple pleaded guilty in December to committing four acts of abuse between 2016 and 2018 against four children...

MADISON — A goal that officials described as in the works for about 40 years appears ready to be completed later this year. At Wednesday’s meeting of the Madison County Board of Commissioners, Sheriff Todd Volk and Norfolk Police Chief Don Miller provided updates on...

It has been more than three decades since Hays County opened its current sheriff’s office and jail.  In 1989, the population of Hays County was around 65,400.  Since then, Hays County has become one of the fastest-growing counties in the country, and in 2019, the...

JACKSON – Northampton County has been using the “Code Red” system for a decade now, but less than half of the people in the county are signed up to receive general and emergency alerts. That was the update provided by Northampton County E911 Director Tammie Piland at...

TUCSON (KVOA) - There has been a major shake-up inside Tucson's 9-1-1 dispatch center after a scathing report about its working conditions was released last year. It was back in 2017 when the News 4 Tucson Investigators broke the story about dangerously-long wait...

ST. GEORGE — The Colorado City Marshal’s Office recently rolled out leading edge technology that will allow residents to communicate with emergency dispatch by text, which officials say is a vital component in the department’s continuing efforts to enhance public...