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Police Dispatcher Helps Cabbie Deliver Baby During Storm
December 28, 2010Oakland, Maine — Keelin Taylor was expected, but the way he came into the world Monday was a surprise to everyone. The boy was born just after 2 a.m. in the back seat of a taxi in Oakland, in the middle of a snowstorm.
Read full articleGreat Communicators: 4 Dispatchers with 132 Years Retire
December 28, 2010Lancaster, Pa — Today, Lancaster County-Wide Communications employs 76 full- and part-time dispatchers at its state-of-the-art facility in Manheim. When the department was created in 1971 as the Lancaster County Public Safety Communications System and was housed in the basement of the old county almshouse on the grounds of Conestoga View Nursing Home, there were six dispatchers manning the now-antiquated, plug-in switchboard.
Read full article9-1-1 Operator Gets ‘Stork’ Award
December 28, 2010Tahlequah, Okla. — A Cherokee Nation 9-1-1 telecommunicator was recently recognized for her directions over the phone to a father as he delivered his son on the side of the road.
Read full articleFirefighters Sent to Wrong Address
December 27, 2010Pittsburgh — A mistake by a 9-1-1 operator delayed some city firefighters by nearly four minutes on their way to a North Side fire this week, the second time since August the dispatch center misdirected an emergency call from Overlook Street, Pittsburgh and Allegheny County officials said Wednesday.
Read full articleFCC Takes First Step to Help Revolutionize America’s 9-1-1 Services for Consumers, First Responders
December 27, 2010The Federal Communications Commission has adopted a Notice of Inquiry seeking public comment on how Next Generation 9-1-1 can enable the public to obtain emergency assistance by means of advanced communications technologies beyond traditional voice-centric devices.
Read full articlePacifica Dispatchers Donate Toys, Gift Cards to the Resource Center
December 27, 2010Pacifica, Calif. — The Pacifica Police dispatchers donated $1,000 worth of toys and gift cards to the Pacifica Resource Center for needy families in the community.
Read full articleHancock County 9-1-1 Director Praises Dispatchers
December 21, 2010New Cumberland, Ohio — Commissioners and Hancock County 9-1-1 Director Tracy Lemley lauded the efforts of dispatchers during the explosion and fire Dec. 9 at the AL Solutions Inc. industrial plant in New Cumberland.
Read full articleFirefighters Union Files Suit to Exonerate 9-1-1 Dispatcher
December 20, 2010New York City — The firefighters union is taking legal action to force the city to surrender recordings and call logs that they believe will exonerate a 9-1-1 dispatcher who directed responders to a fatal Thanksgiving fire in The Bronx.
Read full articleVermont Tech Chief Will Head Enhanced 9-1-1 Board
December 20, 2010Montpelier, Vt. — Vermont’s technology chief is taking a job as head of Vermont Enhanced 9-1-1 Board, which oversees the state’s emergency communications system. David Tucker, commissioner of the Department of Information and Innovation, will take over as executive director of the board on Jan. 7.
Read full articleMcMinn 9-1-1 System to Cover Etowah Starting Jan. 3
December 19, 2010Etowah, Tenn. — The Etowah City Commission has agreed to dissolve Etowah’s 9-1-1 dispatch services and use McMinn County’s 9-1-1 services effective Jan. 3.
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