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Much Work Ahead for Director of Planned 9-1-1 Center
November 17, 2011CLAREMORE – The director of Rogers County’s planned 911 center will bring a wealth of experience to her new job. Janet Hamilton of Punta Gorda, Fla., has worked with the Charlotte County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office since 1992 and has been its 911 administrator since 2000. Her first day with Rogers County is Dec. 1.
Read full articleFort Wayne, Ind.: City, County Hash Out Bids for Radio System
November 17, 2011Bids for a new city-county emergency radio system are being evaluated and city and county officials expect a recommendation and decision by the end of the year. Members of the Multi-Agency Communications Partnership, a city- county board that oversees the radio system, met Tuesday to discuss the status of the bid process for the new radio system, which has been estimated to cost from $10 million to more than $24 million.
Read full articleOfficials Skeptical of Police Phone Plan
November 9, 2011Jared Hunt, Daily Mail Capitol Reporter, Charleston Daily Mail (West Virginia) Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper isn’t buying West…
Read full articleAmerica’s Most Wanted Host John Walsh Calls on Congress to Allocate D Block to Public Safety
November 9, 2011On Oct. 26, John Walsh, Host of America’s Most Wanted and leading child protection advocate, asked Congress to help “first…
Read full articleNew 9-1-1 Center Sold by Mistake
November 8, 2011Russell Carpenter, 76, of Sutton, thought he was getting a pretty good deal when he purchased a 6.5-acre property for about $3,100 at the Braxton County tax sale. Little did the retired construction supervisor realize that the property was in fact owned by the county commission and was the site of the Braxton County 911 Center/EMS and represented an approximately $1.5 million investment by the county.
Read full articleThis Is Only A Test!
November 8, 2011Cops are preparing for a blitz of panicked 911 calls during a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System, blanketing every TV and radio station coast-to-coast, that experts fear could produce a Orson Welles-like fear frenzy.
Boston and state police said they’re both staffing extra 911 dispatchers to answer calls at 2 p.m. Wednesday, when the 30-second alert from the Federal Communications Commission will interrupt regularly scheduled programming on all TV and radio stations in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Read full article9-1-1 Center Is Back to Normal after Fire
November 8, 2011The Columbia/Boone County Joint Communications 911 Center was back to normal operations by 11 p.m. Monday night, Nov. 7, after the office was evacuated for a small fire.
Read full article911 Pick Pledges to Fix Morale, Service
November 8, 2011Mayor Vincent C. Gray’s pick to lead the agency that handles 911 emergency calls and 311 service requests says she will improve morale “from the bottom up” and work to make sure emergency calls from Northwest do not end up at dispatch centers in Maryland.
Read full articleConsolidated City Police and Fire Dispatch Center in Operation
November 4, 2011When you have a car crash, a fire, a fall or another emergency in the city, your call for help will be answered by a dispatcher at the Oroville Police Department. The new combined Oroville police and fire dispatch station began fielding calls at 7 a.m. Tuesday, and Oroville Police Chief Bill LaGrone said the transition has gone smoothly.
Read full article9-1-1 Caller from Bentleyville Accused of Making False Report
November 4, 2011November 3, 2011 Thursday: Tribune-Review (Greensburg, PA)–A Washington County man is charged with falsely reporting that he was threatened with…
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