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Virginia: Botetourt County Supervisors OK New Radio System
June 18, 2013Botetourt County public safety officials won’t have to buy spare radio parts off eBay now that county supervisors have approved a resolution to upgrade the county’s aging emergency radio equipment.
Read full articleN.Y.C. Dispatcher Spent Almost Eight Hours on Stroke Call
June 17, 2013A New York City emergency dispatcher is being hailed for spending nearly eight hours on the phone with a woman who had suffered a stroke while rescuers tried to pinpoint the woman’s location.
Read full articleMissouri: County Plans Strategy for Financing Work on 9-1-1 Facility
June 10, 2013Boone County will be able to reimburse itself with bond funds for expenses connected to the construction of a new 9-1-1 call center before the bonds are issued.
Read full articleVerizon Users in Maine Can Now Text 9-1-1
June 10, 2013Verizon Wireless is allowing customers to dash off a text to 9-1-1 when it’s not possible to call.
Read full articleHawaii: City Stops Attempt to Reduce Habitual 9-1-1 Calls
June 10, 2013A “community paramedic” program intended to reduce overuse of ambulances by chronic 9-1-1 callers has been dropped by the new city administration.
Read full articleStephens County, Ga., 9-1-1 Director Fired
June 3, 2013Stephens County is looking for a new 911 and emergency management agency director.
Read full articleHeed Voters on Consolidation
June 3, 2013Charleston County voters overwhelmingly support advancing cost-saving ideas for consolidating government functions among various jurisdictions. They said just that in backing a 2010 countywide referendum that asked: Should Charleston County Council appoint a consolidated government charter commission for the purpose of preparing a proposed charter to establish countywide consolidation of local government function or functions?
Read full articleDeSoto 9-1-1 Will Get New Emblem
June 3, 2013Following county government’s adoption last November of an official logo, the DeSoto 911 Emergency Communications District will call up an emblem — the first in the agency’s 25 years of coordinating and supporting dispatch operations.
Read full articleText 9-1-1? Not in Philadelphia
June 3, 2013Text 9-1-1 is a good idea, but not one we’ll be seeing in this resource-starved city anytime soon.
Read full articleCalifornia: Dispatchers Settle into Home
May 29, 2013For Steve Powell, the relocation of Riverside’s public safety dispatch center last month was the fulfillment of a promise made many times over the years, sometimes by people who have since retired.
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