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Lake in the Hills Takes Charge of Police Dispatch for Marengo
April 19, 2011Lake in the Hills (Ill.) police will soon provide dispatch services for the Marengo police department, which is going to layoff its nine dispatchers to cut costs.
Read full articleRadios Draw More Fire
April 19, 2011York County, Pa. — On the heels of a county announcement that a fix for its radio-patching problem is coming, York County emergency responders say they’re still having issues with other important radio functions as they try to fight fires. But county officials say that part of the system is working fine, and a couple of dropped calls at fire scenes are unfortunately par for the course.
Read full articleAnderson, Tenn., Dispatchers Still Enjoy Office Upgrade
April 18, 2011Clinton, Tenn — Eleven years ago, emergency dispatchers for the Anderson County Sheriff’s Department worked in a room the size of a walk-in closet on the courthouse’s third floor. “That room was barely big enough for one person,” recalls Mark Lucas, chairman of the county’s Emergency Communications District board of directors.
Read full articleNew 9-1-1 Center Off the Table
April 18, 2011Memphis — Plans for a high-tech new countywide 9-1-1 operations center near Shelby Farms are on hold because the city of Memphis didn’t include funds for the project in its proposed budget this year.
Read full articleLodi Police Dispatch Plan on Hold
April 18, 2011Lodi, N.J. — A decision by the borough to hand over its police dispatching services are on hold because the cost is more than the $1 million the municipality expected to pay for the length of the five-year contract.
Read full articleTop York County 9-1-1 Employees Honored
April 18, 2011York County, Pa. — York County’s top 9-1-1 employees agree — doing the job well requires a strong, close-knit team of co-workers. And all three said they have that critical support every day. On Friday, the county honored the top 911 dispatcher of 2010, as well as the top supervisor and top support staffer for 2010.
Read full articlePublic Safety Day Honors Butte County Dispatchers
April 18, 2011Chico, Calif — Public safety agencies throughout Butte County had the tools of their trade on display Thursday during a local celebration of the 20th annual National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.
Read full articleLong Beach Police Salute Dispatchers
April 18, 2011Long Beach, Calif. — Our closest links to getting the help we need in an emergency were honored Thursday by the Long Beach Police Department as part of National Public Safety Dispatchers Week.
Read full articlePost Falls, Idaho, PD Celebrates NPSTW
April 13, 2011The Post Falls Police Department will celebrate National Public Safety Telecommunications Week on April 10-16 to honor their Emergency Communications…
Read full articleIdaho Recognizes Public Safety Telecommunicators
April 13, 2011Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter has proclaimed the week of April 11-17 as Public Safety Telecommunicator Week in honor of the…
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