Douglas County 9-1-1 Emergency Services is pleased to announce another enhancement to our next generation 9-1-1 service. We have partnered with RapidSOS to bring enhanced 9-1-1 services to the residents and visitors of Douglas and Alpine Counties. Through RapidSOS,...

Three agencies — the Bell County Health District, Bell County Communications Center and the National Mounted Warfare Museum — will present their reasons to the Killeen City Council on Tuesday about why they should receive city funding for their fiscal year 2021...

KEY ACTION Council asked Solicitor Brett Hillyer to draw up a resolution that would allow the village to use Regional EMS, a new business that was recently formed in Carroll County and is a non profit business, for emergency calls. DISCUSSION Passing a resolution at...

Hancock County is working through options to put up a radio communications tower to enhance the reception for public safety departments’ communication. “At this point, we’re still just talking about it,” Supervisor Chairperson Sis Greiman said. Hancock County...

The Dunleavy administration’s controversial plan to move Ketchikan’s public safety dispatchers to the Mat-Su is raising concerns about reliable emergency communications for Southeast Alaska’s villages. The state’s consolidation plan, announced a day after the...

4 hours ago   (0 Comments)Posted by: Chris NussmanGrowing Up 9-1-1: A Teenager’s Perspective on Living in a 9-1-1 FamilyWednesday, July 29 | 3PM Eastern (live) or On-DemandFREE for NENA Members | Not a member? Join today to receive access!Click here to register!
Being a kid or a parent in a public-safety household isn’t easy. You have to navigate the tough calls, exhausting schedules, and many difficult conversations. Attend this special NENA #WebinarWednesday to hear from Chloe, a 16-year old who has grown up in the 9-1-1 world, alongside her mother, Christine, a two-decade 9-1-1 veteran, as they share how they’ve created a strong, healthy 9-1-1 family. Whether you’ve a parent or not, attend this webinar to explore:
Tools and techniques that assist in time management, job stress, family priorities, intentional parenting, and more; 
What the kids of 9-1-1 really need from parents (and it’s not perfection); and
Ways that all of us – with kids or without – can support our fellow 9-1-1 teammates and improve our work- and home-relationships.
Can’t attend on the 29th? Register now and you will receive an email after the live presentation with instructions for accessing the on-demand webinar archive.
Presenters: Christine Bannister, ENP – Waukesha County (WI) Communications | Chloe – Teenager
CEUs: Attend this webinar and receive one-half ENP re-certification point towards the ten-point maximum for NENA courses in the Professional Development CEU/Course Credits section.
Webinar Access Info: Dial-in and web-access details provided automatically via email upon registration.
Questions? Contact Amanda Tegtmeyer with the NENA Education team.

A letter from the state of Florida this week formally notified L3Harris of the state’s intent to renew the service agreement for the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) when the existing contract between the parties expires in a little more than a year....

Work on the new home of the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office is nearing completion, though Sheriff Timothy Carter said on Tuesday that some fine-tuning still needs to be done before the agency can begin moving into its new headquarters located on North Main Street...

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — Mary Kackley, the longtime director of Berkeley County's 911 emergency communications center, has notified the county of her plans to retire after more than 40 years with the county. Kackley, who began working for the county in January 1978, made...

PHOENIX — The technology around your wrist could play a role in a matter of life or death. On April 23, the Chandler Police Department’s Communications Center received a 911 call from a computer-enhanced voice indicating an Apple Watch user...

VAN WERT – After over 30 years of service, Dispatcher Rickey L. Spoor retired from the Van Wert Police Department Thursday. In 1989, Spoor was hired as a reserve officer and in September of 1990, he became a full-time dispatcher with the department. During his years...

TUCSON, Ariz. — According to City Manager Michael Ortega, 17 workers at a Tucson 911 dispatch center have tested positive for coronavirus. Ortega confirmed the infections at the Public Safety Communications Department in Wednesday email. center TUCSON, Ariz. —...

ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) -- A social media post made by a St. Louis City 9-1-1 dispatcher has tensions high, after she criticized protesters and the hours she has to work as a result. The female employee, who News 4 has decided at this time not to name, complained on...

New York City’s long-promised interim 911 texting system went live Tuesday morning, THE CITY has learned, though officials aren’t advertising it amid ongoing protests and unrest over the death of George Floyd. The de Blasio administration initially vowed to have the...

The Charlottesville-UVa-Albemarle County Emergency Communications Center expects to spend a total of $123,961 in unexpected expenses related to the novel coronavirus by the end of the fiscal year. The ECC Management Board held a virtual meeting on Wednesday to sign...

Crawford County government formally is expected to name a director of the county's Department of Public Safety next week. Greg Beveridge is expected to be named to the position, county commissioners said following their work session Wednesday. Beveridge was...

Work on the new home of the Shenandoah County Sheriff’s Office is nearing completion, though Sheriff Timothy Carter said on Tuesday that some fine-tuning still needs to be done before the agency can begin moving into its new headquarters located on North Main Street...

ROMNEY, W.Va. — Four employees of the Hampshire County 911 Center have tested positive for COVID-19. The Hampshire County Sheriff’s Office said the tests were administered May 22-31. Chief Deputy Nathan J. Sions said one 911 center employee tested negative during...