WESTFIELD — Regionalization of public safety dispatch in Westfield and Southwick is on schedule to take effect this winter, according to Westfield’s dispatch administrator. Administrator Nina Barszcz said to Westfield’s Public Safety Communications Commission...

Dispatchers at the Fairbanks Emergency Communications Center are the first line of response when people call 9-1-1. But two years of overtime and staff shortages are eroding stress, according to dispatch manager Kristi Merideth, especially during the Covid-19...

TOMPKINS COUNTY, N.Y.—Tompkins County Information Technology Services is working to update its database systems that deal with addresses throughout the entire county. At a recent Tompkins County Council of Governments (TCCOG) meeting, Gregg Potter, director of ITS,...

Kurt Schrader arranged for $1.2 million to help Marion County pubic safety agencies develop improved radio communications A planned new multi-agency radio system stands to enhance public safety throughout Marion County. Woodburn Fire District reported that on May 6...

MACOMB COUNTY, Mich. – Residents in Macomb County will soon have to pay a monthly 911 surcharge of 42 cents per device through 2024. The Macomb County Board of Commissioners adopted this resolution in response to shortfalls in the emergency communications services...

First Responder Communication Proved Critical During Earthquake Response Exercise FirstNet utilized as an important tool during a disaster recovery and response training Earthquakes rarely come with much warning and in California, the state with the most damaging...

(MURFREESBORO)  At a time when you hear frightening stories of people calling 911 and getting a busy signal or put on hold, Murfreesboro residents give the emergency service a 95 per cent rating. When an emergency suddenly occurs and a Murfreesboro citizen or visitor...

NEGAUNEE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WJMN) – Construction is under way in Negaunee Township on a state of the art, regional communications center for state police and the agencies they support. Any time troopers, K-9’s, air or water support are dispatched in the U.P. those calls...

WEST OLIVE — The Ottawa County Board of Commissioners passed a 911 plan for the county Tuesday that brings documentation up-to-date with the latest technology used by the Ottawa County Central Dispatch Authority. The OCCDA recently completed a switchover from copper...

Clearfield County Commissioners awarded a bid for completion of a communications tower sited on land owned by the Moshannon Valley School District. During Tuesday’s meeting, the board said the award is contingent on a review and final approval of the offer by county...

The Hawai‘i Police Department has been plagued by staffing shortages from various departments for several years. Over the past couple of years, HPD has struggled to hire and retain sworn and unsworn employees. Overall, the department has 53 sworn position vacancies...

WAYNESVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — The Haywood County 911 Communications Center has been named North Carolina’s “Communications Team of the Year." The team of 25 full-time employees works around the clock, often speaking with people in the most traumatic of situations,...

11Alive investigators traveled to Tucson, Arizona to see its program that embeds mental health professionals in the emergency response process. TUCSON, Ariz. — People call 911 in crisis. While many people associate the number with a crime or medical emergency...

For many public safety agencies, broadband and communications tools that rely on high-speed internet are becoming an increasingly important part of their work. According to the 44,600-plus residential surveys conducted in communities that have participated in the...

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Wyoming News Now) - As technology expands, so does the need for greater emergency response. On Wednesday, WYDOT held its regular quarterly meeting. But they also held their first Public Safety Communications Commission meeting. “As the advancements...

LACONIA — The Laconia City Council approved a land swap proposed by the State of New Hampshire for parcels near the State School Property and Robbie Mills Field at its May 9 meeting. If the agreement is accepted by the State Executive Council, the state would resume...

Five mobile consoles will be purchased this year to serve as a temporary backup system for Westmoreland County 911 emergency dispatch operations, officials said. A $529,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice will pay for the mobile units that will be like the...

Denver is one of the first cities to get a 9-1-1 upgrade that uses GPS instead of cell towers to give a more precise location for AT&T customers who call 9-1-1 from a mobile device. It makes it easier for emergency services to find and send help to wireless...