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Dispatchers Receive Accolades
April 17, 2012Along with Renfroe, recognition went to dispatchers Cynthia Vaughn of Southaven, Toya Allison of Olive Branch and Daffy Darby of Horn Lake. Also, DeSoto Sheriff’s Department dispatchers were honored collectively.
Read full articleProsser Considers Outsourcing Dispatch
April 17, 2012City officials in Prosser will hold a public comment session April 24 regarding outsourcing the police dispatch center.
Read full articleJamie Barnett, FCC Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Chief, to Return to the Potomac Institute
April 17, 2012Washington, D.C. – FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski today announced Jamie Barnett, Rear Admiral USNR (Retired), Chief of the FCC’s Public…
Read full article25-Year Veteran of SBPD Is Fired
April 16, 2012SOUTH BEND – First it was the police chief. Now the South Bend Police Department’s director of communications is out of a job.
Read full articleNew York City War Over 9-1-1 Report
April 16, 2012Josh Margolin, The New York Post The city [New York City] will appeal a Supreme Court ruling this week requiring…
Read full articleYork County Names Its Top 9-1-1 Dispatcher of the Year
April 16, 2012Jess Iacono isn’t just a calm voice on the other end of the phone. After spending nearly 22 years as a York County 911 dispatcher, she’s been named the county’s telecommunicator of the year for 2011.
Read full articleDispatchers’ Certification Due July 1
April 16, 2012The quality of information dispatchers receive influences the efficiency of the emergency response. And now new state regulations will improve the way all dispatchers handle 9-1-1 medical emergencies in Massachusetts.
Read full articleVallejo and Benicia Emergency Dispatchers Earn Accolades
April 16, 2012Police and fire emergency dispatchers were honored countrywide this week, including nods from the Benicia and Vallejo police and fire departments.
Read full articleDispatch Woes Rankle Officials
April 12, 2012The 12-hour blackout of the Police Department’s dispatch center last week renewed calls to overhaul communications for first responders, including a plan to upgrade the Hollywood Hills site that experienced the recent breakdown.
Read full articleStark County, Ohio, 9-1-1 Telecommunicators to Pay More for Benefits
April 12, 2012CANTON: Union employees at the Stark County 911 Call Center must pay higher health insurance contributions during the next two years and will not receive a pay increase for three consecutive years.
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