PRESS RELEASE: A critical emergency communications project launched this week in San Juan County. A collaboration between San Juan County, Fire and EMS agencies, the Sheriff’s Office and Public Works, the project gained strong support from residents across all islands...

August 1, 2020, marked the 15-year anniversary of Dispatch Supervisor Tessa Cupp as a 911 Dispatcher for the City of Coos Bay. During her time at the department, Cupp has served in numerous roles for the department including Dispatcher, Dispatch Supervisor, Dispatcher...

Kentucky State Police is seeking to fill 30 full-time and part-time telecommunicator positions at 14 various post locations across the commonwealth. KSP spokesperson Sgt. Josh Lawson said the agency is experiencing an unprecedented level of telecommunicator vacancies....

Centralized training for future safety communications professionals will soon be a reality in Lake County. Auburn Career Center recently launched a new Adult Workforce Education Public Safety Telecommunicator class as a component of the vocational school’s adult...

ADRIAN — After two 911 outages this year, the Lenawee County Sheriff’s Office is working to try to prevent further problems with its 911 vendor and strengthen its backup plans in case it happens again. At a meeting of the Lenawee County Board of Commissioners...

SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - Spokane Regional Emergency Communications has officially gone live with its Emergency Medial Dispatch system, shifting fire dispatch duties to the SREC 911 center. SREC says with this transition from SREC Fire to SREC 911 they are making steps...

The Owen Sound Police Service completed 911 transfer tests this week, finishing a long and difficult process of Next Generation 911 compatibility.  Earlier this year, the Service completed its first test call with Bell Canada.   In recent months, the Service...

Lexington, SC (Paul Kirby) - Lexington County’s 911 Communications Division held its quarterly In-Service Training this week and during that training, a number of awards and recognition for employee achievements were presented. Employees who have also been promoted...

Cape Girardeau County has taken another step toward adding texting capability to its 911 emergency system. The County Commission on Thursday approved a resolution to accept a $9,140 grant from the Missouri 911 Service Board. That money will be added to $13,710 already...

SIDNEY – The Shelby County commissioners will continue to review and study possible options to improve the county’s radio communication system after hearing presentations and receiving feedback from first responders. Shelby County emergency medical services chiefs,...

KENNEWICK, Wash. — Thousands of Verizon customers in central and eastern Washington and northeast Oregon were experiencing a service outage Wednesday night. According to a Verizon outage tracker, 5,458 customers reported a service outage shortly after 9:30 p.m. The...

A Newark woman who repeatedly called 9-1-1 dispatchers and verbally abused them was charged with causing a false public alarm, authorities said. Tahisha M. Bakr, 45, placed numerous calls to dispatchers in Mansfield Township on July 12, after having been previously...

With summer wildfire season in full swing and more preemptive power shutoffs looming this fall, a report by the Mendocino County Grand Jury urges county officials to ensure its Emergency Communications System will perform as needed. “The system is experiencing an...

The Volusia Sheriff’s Office Communications Center has successfully earned national accreditation — for the first time ever. This award, secured after months of review and site assessment by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), means...

(KCCR) — The Pierre City Commission has given approval to a request to update the dispatch equipment at the Central South Dakota Communications Center. Pierre Police Chief Jason Jones says the project has been in the works for a while. Jones says CARES Act funding the...