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Dorner 9-1-1 Tape: ‘Officer Down!’
May 1, 2013San Bernardino County sheriff’s deputies have released the audio of dispatch calls during the Feb. 12 manhunt for fugitive and ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner.
Read full articleDeSoto 9-1-1 Panel Pays Off Recorder System
May 1, 2013DeSoto’s 9-1-1 Emergency Communications District commission approved larger-than-usual monthly expenses — some $304,893 — but it was welcome, with the bulk signaling final payment for a long-desired new recorder system for dispatchers.
Read full articleWith Study Delayed, EMS Change in Limbo
May 1, 2013In a move that may head off a legal battle, Pinellas County officials are set to delay a controversial change to the county’s 911 medical-emergency system until at least the middle of July.
Read full articleDeputies Put Stop to Free Rides
May 1, 2013A Dorchester County woman is accused of feigning illnesses to bum free ambulance rides around the Low country on the state’s dime, authorities said.
Read full articleCity of Rowlett Finds Quality Assurance Through HigherGround
May 1, 2013The City of Rowlett is served by a combined 911 communications center which processes calls for police, fire and EMS. Beth English is Communications Director of the center and oversees 14 dispatchers, 2 of which are supervisors, with a minimum of two dispatchers on duty at all times.
Read full articleMistakes by 9-1-1 Staff in D.C. Blamed on Training Shortfall
May 1, 2013A 9-1-1 dispatcher has no idea where a D.C. police officer is located when he radios that he’s been stabbed and has shot his attacker. An officer is put on standby for 25 minutes while seeking information on a suspect. A car chase turns chaotic when no one monitors the location of the vehicles involved.
Read full articleAvtec Scout V3.0 Simplifies Mobile System Design without Limiting Functionality
April 29, 2013The Emergency Services team takes pride in “outside the box” thinking, most recently demonstrated by building a completely new E911 call center at no cost to taxpayers.
Read full article9-1-1 Cell Callers in Seal Beach May Not Get Local Personnel
April 26, 2013SEAL BEACH — The kitchen fire may have been small, but the recent incident in Old Town has sparked big concerns among city officials about the city’s 9-1-1 emergency system.
Read full articleThe San Jose Police Department Announces Its Newly Established Department Direction
April 25, 2013The San Jose Police Department is pleased to announce its newly established Department Direction, “RCITI” (pronounced “Our City”).
Read full articleChristiansburg Police Release 9-1-1 Calls of Shooting at Mall Campus
April 23, 2013On Monday, Christiansburg police released the 9-1-1 calls that law enforcement received the day of the April 12 shootings at New River Valley Mall.
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