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New 9-1-1 Policy Drafted to Focus on Worst Crimes
October 25, 2012After years of discussion and delay, Chicago is finally ready to usher in a revolutionary change in 9-1-1 dispatch to free police officers to respond to the most serious crimes, a top mayoral aide said Thursday.
Read full articleDispatchers Honored for Calm Amid 2 Major Calls
October 25, 2012PROVO: Provo dispatchers are being honored for their work juggling a train derailment and an imminent plane crash on the same day.
Read full articleScaling Back the Cost of Dispatching Services
October 25, 2012WOOSTER — Police, fire and emergency medical service departments that use the dispatch center in the Wayne County Justice Center will still pay more in 2013, but the increase has been scaled back 7 percentage points by the commissioners.
Read full articleHolmes Looks for 9-1-1 Funding
October 25, 2012MILLERSBURG — Time is ticking, as the expiration date approaches for a 9-1-1 fee assessed to all cell phone users in Ohio.
Read full articleNo Butts About It
October 17, 2012While state laws in West Virginia now encourage the use of hands-free cellphones, a new law may be needed to promote butt-free dialing.
Read full articleConfusion Reigns Where Streets Have Similar Names
October 17, 2012More than a dozen streets in Epping have similar names. There’s Lamprey River Drive, Lamprey Village Court and Lamprey Lane.
Read full articleCommissioners Get Presentation on Supervising Dispatch Centers
October 16, 2012FARMINGTON — The director of Penobscot Regional Communications Center in Bangor gave Franklin County commissioners and supervisors from around the county a presentation on supervisor training at communication centers.
Read full articleNon-Emergency Call Center Receives Many Mundane Calls, and a Few Quirkier Queries
October 15, 2012“If you sound like you’re reading from a script, you can almost hear the sigh at the other end of the line.”
Read full articleVeto of N.J.’s 9-1-1 Good Samaritan Bill Disappoints Backer
October 15, 2012Patty DiRenzo describes how she felt Friday when she heard that Gov. Christie had vetoed New Jersey’s “911 Good Samaritan” legislation.
Read full articleTeen Who Killed Dispatcher While Driving Stolen Car Gets 25 Years
October 15, 2012A teenager who slammed into a 9-1-1 police dispatcher’s car and killed her as he drunkenly tried to elude police was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday after he pleaded guilty to murder.
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