Wednesday, November 30, 2016

Water main to be replaced on Bristol Pike in Bensalem – Bucks County Courier Times



Water main to be replaced on Bristol Pike in Bensalem
Bucks County Courier Times
For questions regarding the project, contact Mike Staerk, superintendent of construction at 215-659-2505, ext. 56005. For an emergency, including a water quality issue, call Aqua’s Customer Service Department or emergency dispatcher at 1-877-987-2782.

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Grant would boost fire call system, says West suburban dispatch center director – Chicago Tribune



Grant would boost fire call system, says West suburban dispatch center director
Chicago Tribune
The communities have joined together on a request for an Assistance to Firefighters grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which, if received, would be used to digitize the current system used by the dispatch center, said Brian Staunton

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Standoff in Washington County ends with arrest of four suspects – Tribune-Review



Standoff in Washington County ends with arrest of four suspects
Tribune-Review
The robbery happened just before 7 p.m. at a home on College Street in Canonsburg, according to an emergency dispatcher. A SWAT team responded when the suspects refused to come out of a nearby home on Smith Street. Police evacuated nearby homes …

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Deputies search for Star robbery suspect – 6 On Your Side


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Deputies search for Star robbery suspect
6 On Your Side
No weapon was displayed, according to the dispatcher. Anyone with information about this crime is urged to call the Ada County non-emergency dispatch line at 377-6790 or Crimestoppers at 343-COPS. Stay with Idaho On your Side as more information …

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Sheriff’s Office dispatcher graduates with honors – The Livingston County News



Sheriff’s Office dispatcher graduates with honors
The Livingston County News
Livingston County Sheriff Thomas J. Dougherty recently announced the graduation of Livingston County Emergency Communications Dispatcher Elizabeth Forrester from the Finger Lakes Law Enforcement Academy Basic Telecommunicator Course.

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Emergency dispatchers complete training – Atmore News


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Emergency dispatchers complete training
Atmore News
Five of the Atmore Police Department’s six emergency communications dispatchers, as well as an administrative employee who sometimes fills in as a dispatcher, recently completed training courses that allowed them to maintain certification in three key …

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Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Deschutes 911 upgrades communication, will allow texting – Bend Bulletin


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Deschutes 911 upgrades communication, will allow texting
Bend Bulletin
More immediately, the emergency dispatch center will be able to receive text messages. Deschutes County 911 Director Steve Reinke said many agencies, such as fire departments, work on radios that can’t communicate between agencies. Originally, the …

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Deschutes 911 upgrades communication, will allow texting – Bend Bulletin


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Deschutes 911 upgrades communication, will allow texting
Bend Bulletin
More immediately, the emergency dispatch center will be able to receive text messages. Deschutes County 911 Director Steve Reinke said many agencies, such as fire departments, work on radios that can’t communicate between agencies. Originally, the …

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Monday, November 28, 2016

Police release 911 call after body found – Toledo Blade


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Police release 911 call after body found
Toledo Blade
A man who identified himself as Aaliyah Smith’s father pleaded for help in a 911 call to emergency dispatchers after he apparently found the 4-year-old girl unresponsive in a South Toledo home. “My baby is not responsive,” Tyrone Hooks told the dispatcher.

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Dispute ends in gunfire in Sanford neighborhood – WESH Orlando



Dispute ends in gunfire in Sanford neighborhood
WESH Orlando
"I was just shot at," a caller told a 911 dispatcher. One bullet hit the tire of an SUV and another hit the headlight on a pickup truck. Some people in the neighborhood told the emergency dispatcher they were following the car. "I want these people caught.

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Okaloosa searching for new 911 chief – The Northwest Florida Daily News



Okaloosa searching for new 911 chief
The Northwest Florida Daily News
Dunlap began his working career as a junior volunteer firefighter for the North Bay District, where he first was introduced to the world of emergency dispatch. “I thought, ‘I wonder what that job’s like?’ ” he recalled. “It has definitely worked out

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Community passes resolution opposing Grantsville State Police Detachment closure – WSAZ-TV



Community passes resolution opposing Grantsville State Police Detachment closure
WSAZ-TV
Emergency dispatchers say troopers at the Grantsville Detachment responded to more than 1,000 emergency calls in 2016. "If they move 50 miles away… I don’t want to be responsible for what could happen in that amount of time. I don’t want to have to

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Lincolnshire consolidates 911 system, joins larger network – Chicago Tribune



Lincolnshire consolidates 911 system, joins larger network
Chicago Tribune
The move means village officials will no longer operate its own emergency system board, which had been in effect since the early 1980s, said Lincolnshire Deputy Police Chief Bill Price. Vernon Hills will continue to provide emergency dispatch services

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Sunday, November 27, 2016

Beloved dispatcher honored by Columbia County fire departments – The Register Star


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Beloved dispatcher honored by Columbia County fire departments
The Register Star
HUDSON — Several Columbia County fire companies, police officers and others had a sendoff in Hudson on Sunday for Richard Lindmark, the outgoing dispatcher for the Columbia County 911 Center, who has retired. Lindmark served a total of 33 years in …
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Thanksgiving invitation 911 call to Florida deputies from five-year-old boy – Blasting News


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Thanksgiving invitation 911 call to Florida deputies from five-year-old boy
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Both the #911 dispatchers and the deputies themselves were moved after five-year-old Billy Nolan used the emergency number to invite the cops over for #Thanksgiving dinner. While they didn’t officially take him up on the invitation, the deputies let
Florida boy calls 911 inviting sheriff’s deputies to Thanksgiving dinnerRT
Florida boy calls emergency number to invite police to ThanksgivingThe Independent
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