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Staffing shortage prompts move of Hawaii Fire’s dispatch center
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WCCCA unveils new emergency dispatch center (OR)
Washington County leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday, April 24 to mark the opening of a new county dispatch center.
Decatur County dispatcher arrested (IN)
The Indiana State Police (ISP)-Versailles Post on Wednesday arrested a dispatcher from the Decatur County Sheriff’s Office on two felony charges related to accessing an internal law enforcement system and releasing case-sensitive information to the public. READ FULL...
Ohio 911 call: Address mixup leads to wrong Troy home, busted door, best practices debate
The dispatcher walked the caller through CPR and at one point asked if responders had arrived. The error became clear about eight minutes into the call when the caller, again asked about the location, said she didn’t know for sure, but it was the street leading to...
Dispatchers speak on tense moments during Atlanta shooting (GA)
ATLANTA - It was all hands on deck Wednesday inside Atlanta’s 911 dispatch center. They received nearly two thousands calls during the active shooter incident.
City of Reno dispatchers to provide backup emergency medical dispatch (NV)
The City of Reno is proud to announce that its dispatchers will provide emergency medical dispatch to quickly identify a caller’s medical emergency and deliver potentially life-saving verbal instructions prior to emergency medical services (EMS) arriving. As the...
KCPD 911 call taker spends 16 minutes on phone with suicidal woman, helps save her life (MO)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For 19 years, Annie Casey has answered the call as a 911 dispatcher with the Kansas City, Missouri, Police Department Communications Unit. “It’s been good helping people,” Casey said. READ FULL ARTICLE
Austin Police sergeants work overtime on emergency dispatch to fill vacancies (TX)
Several sergeants with the Austin Police Department (APD) are working overtime taking 9-1-1 calls to fill vacant dispatch positions amid the ongoing staffing crisis in the city.
Hobbs signs bill letting 911 dispatchers qualify for free trauma therapy (AZ)
House Bill 2717 adds 911 dispatchers to the list of public safety employees who qualify for trauma therapy that's funded by their employer. READ FULL ARTICLE
‘Off the Hook’: San Francisco 911 Dispatchers Warn City At-Risk in Next Emergency (CA)
The frenzy hit San Francisco’s 911 dispatch center all at once. READ FULL ARTICLE
California’s Multi-Vendor NG911 Rollout Puts Redundancy First
By James Careless Redundancy is at the heart of California’s statewide upgrade to Next Generation 911 (NG911) services. This is why, when it allocated nearly $1 billion to this project in 2019, the State decided that selecting four different vendors to complete and...
Bristol Twp. Woman Accused Of Making More Than 1000 Calls To Dispatchers Around Country (PA)
A Bristol Township woman is accused of making more than 1,000 calls to emergency dispatchers locally and around the nation. Erica Lynn Saresky, 27, of Bristol Township’s Levittown section, was charged this week via summons with communications with 9-1-1, harassment,...
Authorities investigate more phone shenanigans (WY)
East Providence opens modernized public safety dispatch center (RI)
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — East Providence leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday to celebrate the opening of its new state-of-the-art dispatch center.
Emergency dispatchers gather at the Mercer County Fairgrounds to hone their skills (OH)
MERCER COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - One of the largest gatherings of emergency dispatchers in Ohio was held today at the Mercer County Fairgrounds.
New communications center will improve emergency calls in Santa Barbara County (CA)
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - A new regional fire communications center is in development in Santa Barbara County for first responders.
Reps. Kelly Introduces PROTECT 911 Act for 9-1-1 Call-takers and Dispatchers – (D.C.)
Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Congresswoman Robin Kelly (D-IL-02), introduced the bipartisan Providing Resources and Occupational Training for Emotional Crisis and Trauma – PROTECT 911 Act – to address important health and wellness issues for our nation’s 9-1-1...
Osage County Sheriff’s Office to implement Emergency Medical Dispatch (OK)
TULSA, Okla. (KTUL) — Osage County Sheriff Eddie Virden proudly announced the sheriff's office will be implementing Emergency Medical Dispatch in the near future. EMD involves the combination of telecommunication skills and medical knowledge.
As Metro scrambles to fill 911 center vacancies, wait times lengthen for callers (NV)
The Las Vegas police department is scrambling to fill employee vacancies at its 911 center as wait times lengthen in recent months. From April 2022 through February, Metro Police met its standard of answering 90% of its 1.1 million emergency calls within 10 seconds....
‘Bit of a legend’: Longtime Hadley dispatcher is state’s Telecommunicator of Year (MA)
A lifelong Hadley resident who has been a civilian dispatcher since his high school graduation in the mid-1970s is the state’s Telecommunicator of the Year. Henry Baj, who has handled dispatching duties on almost every Saturday day shift since the summer of 1976 and...
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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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