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City faces litigation over its 911 failures. Maybe it will finally force reform. (MO)
Given the outrageous failure of St. Louis’ dysfunctional 911 system to provide even the most basic level of protection to city residents against crime, injury and other emergencies, it’s a […]
Occupational Identity Among Emergency Telecommunicators: Implications for Prevention … (CA)
Objective: The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine the effects of occupational identity on the psychological needs of emergency telecommunicators on and off the job, as well as to learn their recommendations for improvements which would strengthen...
Tampa Fire Rescue restores dispatch system after two-day failure (FL)
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Fire Rescue is back online after a faulty dispatch server jilted operation for two days. Fire Chief Barbara Tripp confirmed the computer-aided dispatch (CAD) experienced a server hardware failure. The agency had to revert to a manual...
HCSO staffer resigns, charged with faking car theft
A Hernando County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) telecommunicator resigned after admitting to investigators that he faked a report that he was wounded when a pair of young men attempted to steal his vehicle at gunpoint. READ FULL ARTICLE
Change to Kansas City’s 911 system likely on hold (MO)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It turns out a simple change to Kansas City’s 911 emergency system that could alleviate long wait times and worker shortages may not be so easy after all. Members of the Public Safety Communications Users Meeting said they are not able to make a...
Vigo County 911 Dispatch has had trouble staying online, here’s why (IN)
VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI) -Vigo County 911 has had trouble staying on line. Since last week, the phone lines have gone down several times. Its something local dispatchers are prepared for, despite the inconvenience. Issues with its provider has left dispatch unable to...
Three More ECCs Go Live With The Monitoring Association’s ASAP-to-PSAP
Seattle, Bell County Texas, and Crawford County, Pa., are the latest to implement TMA’s Automated Secure Alarm Protocol.
Glenview Dispatch partners with AI company to train 911 dispatchers
The Glenview Public Safety Dispatch Center is using a new artificial intelligence program to help train new and seasoned 911 dispatchers to handle almost every emergency scenario that the job may throw at them, officials said. “This is a game changer in the ‘911′...
What AI Could Do for Law Enforcement Communications
With its ability to interact with human beings and provide them with answers, artificialintelligence (AI) has a real place in law enforcement (LE) communications — and it can’t comeinto service soon enough! READ FULL ARTICLE
911 dispatch system in Oakland fails again (CA)
(KRON) — Issues continue to plague the city of Oakland’s 911 system. After failing Thursday, the automated system failed for a second time Saturday and was down for hours. However, residents and the city’s police union say the issues have been going on a lot longer...
Oakland 911 system restored after police union blasts mayor for system delays (CA)
OAKLAND -- Oakland's 911 system was back in service Friday, city officials said, after an interruption that was criticized by the Oakland Police Officers' Association. .
Power outage causes computer issues with Oakland’s 911 dispatch system (CA)
A computer system failure has forced call-takers in Oakland’s high-volume 911 dispatch center to resort to jotting down callers’ information using pen and paper, slowing the city’s ability to respond to emergencies. Most Popular
Atlanta upgrades 911 tech system in latest effort to speed up emergency calls (GA)
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - On Thursday, Atlanta emergency officials showed off new tech upgrades at its 911 call center in downtown Atlanta. The biggest enhancement is real-time location detection.
911 & 311 call woes: Long wait times for Las Vegas emergency, helplines (NV)
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – 911 is often thought of as a lifeline and 311 as a helpline. Callers in Las Vegas are experiencing lengthy delays on both lines.
Whitcom grilled for lapse in dispatch (ID)
ASOTIN — Asotin County Fire Chief Noel Hardin and other county officials blasted Whitcom Regional Dispatch on Wednesday for lack of service on a holiday weekend.
Emergency Communications aces state inspection (NC)
Stokes County Emergency Communications earned a perfect score on recent state assessment, E911 Communications Director Matt Boyles announced at the June 26 regular meeting of the Stokes County Board of Commissioners.
Delayed 911 response explained after St. Louis woman’s death (MO)
ST. LOUIS – Public safety leaders with the City of St. Louis explained the roles of their 911 systems, dispatch operations and emergency response times after severe storms over the weekend left one woman dead and thousands without power for days.
Emergency responders, 911 dispatchers flooded with calls during severe storms (MO)
Dispatchers in the city of St. Louis fielded roughly one call every seven seconds during a chaotic stretch of severe storms on Saturday. ST. LOUIS — A spate of severe storms swept through St. Louis over the weekend, killing a 33-year-old woman and a 5-year-old boy.
Is 911 outdated and in need of a behavioral health transformation? (CA)
With Emergency Triage, Treat and Transport, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services covers emergency medical response providers transporting patients to an alternative facility, such as a primary care office or community mental health center. ET3 also...
‘We have to stay strong’: 911 dispatchers look back on Highland Park shooting (IL)
Annie Marchiafava asked an employee she manages at the Glenview Public Safety Dispatch Center if the worker would like to talk about the events of July 4, 2022. Not quite yet, was the response.
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