"Staffing"
Next Generation 9-1-1 Staffing
June 13, 2016There is an immediate need to update the input data used in present-day staffing formulas.
Read full articleFate of Dispatch Center Up in Air
November 3, 2014West Carrollton officials weigh joining county’s regional center.
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 articleKansas: 9-1-1 Dispatchers Call for Help Amid Long Hours, High Stress
May 29, 2013“911. What is your emergency?”
“We are terribly short-staffed, and the overtime is stressing us.”
Civilians to Staff Combined 9-1-1 Call Center in Columbus, Ohio
May 23, 2013Columbus plans to consolidate its police and fire 911 call centers and replace uniformed dispatchers with civilians, a move that drew a threat of a political “bloodbath” from the firefighters’ union president.
Read full articleD.C. Calltaker Shortage Left Victim on Hold
May 8, 2013A spike in 9-1-1 call volume is partially to blame for why a woman was placed on hold for more than a minute while her Northwest D.C. home was broken into and she struggled with the intruder.
Read full articlePublic Safety & Worthington Dispatchers Overloaded, Boss Says
March 4, 2013An unexpected shortage of police and fire dispatchers has prompted Worthington’s communications center supervisor to recommend that the city’s response arrangement with Columbus be suspended.
Read full articleBoone County, Mo., Pursues Help for 9-1-1 Call Center Staff
August 29, 2012With an eye on improving public safety and efficiency at the 9-1-1 call center, the Boone County Commission is planning to ask Columbia City Manager Mike Matthes to pare down the list of extra duties that 9-1-1 operators perform for the Columbia Police Department.
Read full articlePublic Safety Staffing Stays Stagnant
August 9, 2012Columbia public safety departments in need of more staff will continue to wait for additional funding, the city’s recent budget proposal indicates.
Read full articleChief Deputy Heading Metro 9-1-1
August 2, 2012West Virginia: With no opponent in the November election, John Rutherford already was slated to move from his chief deputy role into the county sheriff seat now held by his brother, Mike.
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