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North Caldwell Police Hiring Dispatcher: Here’s What It Takes (NJ)
NORTH CALDWELL, NJ — The North Caldwell Police Department is looking to hire a full-time dispatcher, officials announced last week. The NCPD issued an advisory about the job opening on Dec. 27. According to police, applicants must meet the following criteria: Must be...
GFD training four new emergency medical dispatchers (Guam)
For the past several weeks, training has been ongoing for new emergency medical dispatchers. Guam Fire Department Chief Daniel Stone said currently there are four new EMDs."The training consists of several certifications that they'll be going through, just training...
911 dispatcher arrested for child porn, turned in by family (PA)
Richard Feely is behind bars on child porn charges. According to court paperwork he was busted by his own family. His adult stepson was visiting his parents for Christmas at their home near Marshalls Creek in Middle Smithfield Township, Pennsylvania. He needed to...
Monroe County Dispatcher Arrested for Child Porn (PA)
MIDDLE SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Richard Feely is behind bars on child porn charges. According to court paperwork he was busted by his own family. His adult stepson was visiting his parents for Christmas at their home near Marshalls Creek. He needed to print a...
Channel 2 viewers surprise 911 dispatcher battling ALS with donations, wheelchair van (GA)
COBB COUNTY, Ga. — The generosity of Channel 2 viewers is helping a 911 dispatcher who was diagnosed with ALS. As of Friday afternoon, more than 200 people have donated nearly $23,000 since Christmas Eve. Channel 2’s Chris Jose learned the Long family got...
Police dispatcher in Vallejo helps deliver baby over phone (CA)
VALLEJO (KRON) — A Vallejo police dispatcher is being praised after helping a mother deliver her daughter’s baby Thursday night — over the phone. Just after 8 p.m. Thursday night, a woman called 911 to report that her 27-year-old daughter was in labor. Dispatcher...
Longtime Cobb 911 dispatcher battling ALS receives wheelchair van, $23K in donations (GA)
Just before Christmas Day, a longtime Cobb County 911 dispatcher asked her community for help due to her continued bout with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, better known as ALS. Eulie Long, who was a dispatcher for 15 years, has seen her mobility continue to worsen...
Calm Vallejo Police Dispatcher Helps Frantic Grandmom Deliver Baby Over The Phone (CA)
VALLEJO (CBS SF) — A cool-headed Vallejo police dispatcher is being credited with saving the day when a frantic woman called 911 to report her 27-year-old granddaughter was about to give birth. The Vallejo Police Department said in a post on its Facebook page that...
Vallejo Police Dispatcher Helps Frantic Grandmom Deliver Baby Over the Phone
A cool-headed Vallejo police dispatcher is being credited with saving the day when a frantic woman called 911 to report her 27-year-old granddaughter was about to give birth. Don Ford reports. [VIDEO]
Baby born on freeway meets dispatcher for the first time (HI)
HONOLULU (KHON2) — Parents of a baby born on the side of the H-3 freeway are grateful for the dispatcher on the other end of a 911 call. For the first time, the EMS official and the family met face-to-face. Back in September, we interviewed the family when the baby...
Dispatcher gives Christmas present to coworker: a kidney (FL)
A dispatcher at a Florida sheriff's office has given her colleague the best Christmas present ever: a new kidney. Amber Savoie, a dispatcher for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, earlier this month donated a kidney to Jesse Mesa, a fellow dispatcher who was...
Idaho dispatchers rewarded for their work during the July 4 shooting (ID)
Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office KOOTENAI CO., Idaho – Several dispatchers at 911 at Idaho’s Central Dispatch Center received an award Monday for their work during the July 4 filming at Coeur d’Alene over the summer. They received the...
Florida sheriff’s dispatcher donates kidney to co-worker she barely knew (FL)
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - In 2004, Jesse Mesa was diagnosed with Lupus and told she had five years to live. By 2018, she beat those odds and a bout of thyroid cancer. But she was told she needed a new kidney if she wanted to see her two young sons graduate, get married...
THP captain resigns after investigation into relationship with dispatcher (TN)
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee Highway Patrol captain resigned after an investigation into a relationship with a dispatcher. He met with the dispatcher at a motel several times while he was on duty, according to authorities. Recordings show Captain Jeffrey Mosley...
Coeur d’Alene dispatchers honored for actions during 4th of July shooting (ID)
Coeur d' Alene, ID- Several members of the Central Dispatch Center in Coeur d' Alene received the Idaho Public Safety Communications Team of the Year Award. This award was given to the dispatchers who were working on July 4th during the shooting at the City Park in...
Dispatcher Gives Christmas Present to Coworker: a Kidney (FL)
WEST PALM BEACH, FLA. (AP) — A dispatcher at a Florida sheriff's office has given her colleague the best Christmas present ever: a new kidney. Amber Savoie, a dispatcher for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office, earlier this month donated a kidney to...
Baby, family meet dispatcher-paramedic who helped with freeway birth (HI)
HONOLULU — The family of a 3-month-old baby born on the side of a Hawaii freeway met with a dispatcher-paramedic to thank her for talking them through the birth. Dispatcher and Paramedic Emily Zuckernick picked up the 911 phone call in September shortly before the...
HEROES: Englewood Police, Firefighters, Dispatcher DPW Workers Save Lives (NY)
A police officer who was nearly killed when a gunman dragged him with a car, a trio of men in blue who revived a heart attack victim along with a group of firefighters who rescued a man overcome by freon fumes and two DPW workers who freed a trapped elderly driver are...
High Point 911 dispatchers cope with hectic holiday week of violent crime (NC)
HIGH POINT, N.C. — 10 people shot in less than two days, resulting in two deaths in High Point. The numbers don't sit well, and neither does that fact that all this happened on the holidays: Christmas eve, and Christmas day. But it doesn't matter what day it is, 911...
Oregon’s 9-1-1 Tax To Increase (OR)
A tax that Oregonians pay to fund 9-1-1 emergency services will go up in January for the first time in 25 years. The emergency communications tax costs 75 cents per month on your phone bill, or 75 cents per transaction if you buy pre-paid minutes. That amount hasn’t...
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PSBTA Releases Survey on First Responder Support for FirstNet Reauthorization
New Survey: First Responders Overwhelmingly Support Reauthorization of FirstNet
A new bipartisan national survey commissioned by the Public Safety Broadband Technology Association finds near- unanimous support among first responders for reauthorizing the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority)– the agency overseeing America’s dedicated public safety broadband network.
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FirstNet and the 4.9 GHz Spectrum
This episode dives into the critical evolution of public safety communications, focusing on the recent FCC decision to establish a nationwide Band Manager framework for the 4.9 GHz spectrum, and discuss the evolution and deployment of the FirstNet System. Host Chris Tubbs interviews Chief Jeff Johnson, a leader in public safety technology and the development of FirstNet. Together, they explore the history, governance, and transformative potential of FirstNet and the 4.9 GHz spectrum in enhancing public safety operations with emerging technologies like AI, 5G, and augmented reality. The discussion emphasizes the importance of protecting and optimizing public safety spectrum, the lessons learned from past advocacy efforts, and a call to action for public safety leaders to remain engaged in ensuring the spectrum’s effective use and governance.
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