Posts From External News Source
Texting to 9-1-1 Now an Option in Botetourt County, Va.
June 12, 2015Botetourt County residents can now send text messages to 9-1-1 as part of recent improvements to the county’s emergency communications center.
Read full articleTenn. 9-1-1 Dispatch Center Project Set for Bids
June 3, 2015McMinn County, Tenn., officials are nearly ready to take bids for construction of an almost 6,000-square-foot, bunker-style 9-1-1 dispatch center that is more secure, has more space for dispatchers and future growth and can fend off Mother Nature at her worst.
Read full articlePasco 9-1-1 Telecommunicator Helps Man Save Dad with CPR
May 27, 2015Lauren Bertke, a Pasco County emergency communications worker, is being lauded for her efforts in helping a caller use CPR to resuscitate and save the life of his father.
Read full articleKids Can Now Practice Calling 9-1-1
May 21, 2015Thanks to a donation from the officials regulating the 9-1-1 system in Holmes County, the East Holmes Local Schools nurse, Tami Bucklew, was able to purchase an interactive 9-1-1 simulator from Retina Systems.
Read full articleCalif. Girl, 6, Saves Mother with 9-1-1 Call
May 14, 2015While mothers across the nation will be bombarded with cards and coffee mugs on Mother’s Day, a Hemet girl gave her mother the best gift of all: a saved life.
Read full articleBravest & Best Honored by State Patrol
May 7, 201530 people – troopers and other State Patrol employees, as well as citizens – were honored for heroism or extraordinary public-service work Monday at the patrol’s annual awards ceremony.
Read full articleDispatch Centers Consolidate Services in 5-Year Deal
April 30, 2015Calls from West Carrollton residents to 9-1-1 dispatchers in Centerville will get their first public tests starting at 1 p.m. today.
Read full articleFranklin County (Maine) Commissioners OK More Money for Communications
April 24, 2015Franklin County commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to add $73,200 to the communications budget to improve emergency radio communications in the county.
Read full articleKnox County (Tenn.) E9-1-1 Board Considers Bylaws
April 24, 2015For the first time since its creation 30 years ago, the Knox County E9-1-1 Board of Directors is working on a formal set of bylaws to govern its operation.
Read full articleYoung 9-1-1 Heroes Honored by El Paso County Sheriff
April 1, 2015Two children were recognized on Friday by El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder with 9-1-1 Hero Awards.
Read full article