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Illinois: Oak Lawn Dispatchers’ Union Seeks Injunction
December 4, 2013The union representing Oak Lawn emergency dispatchers has asked the Illinois Labor Relations Board to seek an injunction aimed at stalling the village’s plan to privatize the service, citing a contract that does not expire until the end of 2014.
Read full articleGoing Digital Eases 9-1-1 Pain in California County
December 2, 2013First responders across the region are ditching cumbersome clipboards filled with replicate paperwork and picking up computers to gather critical data during 9-1-1 calls.
Read full articleIllinois Village to Outsource Emergency Call Center
December 2, 2013Despite a heated meeting that included several impassioned pleas from 9-1-1 dispatchers and their supporters, the Oak Lawn Village Board voted 4-2 Tuesday night to outsource emergency calls to a private company.
Read full articleFlorida Man Charged With Misuse of 9-1-1 System
November 25, 2013Police arrested the 20-year-old Thursday for making two non-emergency calls stemming from a fight with his older brother over an Xbox.
Read full articleIndiana County Hears New Haven on 9-1-1 Center
November 25, 2013The question of whether New Haven will continue to keep its own, separate 9-1-1 call center was not officially resolved Thursday, but it appears that, for now at least, officials are leaning in that direction.
Read full articleSouth Carolina 9-1-1 Center Starts Taking Calls for Charleston Police
November 25, 2013The department became the sixth and final police agency to join the center, where call-taking and dispatching duties are separate.
Read full articleCommunications and Technology Subcommittee Continues Oversight of FirstNet
November 25, 2013The Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, chaired by Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), continued its oversight of the development and build out of FirstNet and other emergency communications networks.
Read full articleIllinois Judge Rules 9-1-1 Dispatchers Can’t Take Part in Strike
November 18, 2013A Will County judge on Friday granted a temporary restraining order that will force 9-1-1 dispatchers to work even if their union goes on strike.
Read full articleNew Policy for Some Indiana Dispatchers
November 18, 2013Some dispatchers are not happy with new rules that establish seniority, but members of the Consolidated Communications Partnership board agreed Tuesday to finalize the policy and move on.
Read full articleThirsty Wisconsin Man Called 9-1-1 Several Times to Get a Drink
November 18, 2013Menomonee Falls Police officers arrested a 26-year-old man after discovering he vandalized three Pepsi machines in an attempt to quench his thirst.
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