Tuesday, January 31, 2017

911 surcharge request will go on May 2 ballot – Fenton Tri County Times


Fenton Tri County Times


911 surcharge request will go on May 2 ballot
Fenton Tri County Times
Emergency dispatch centers in Michigan are funded by a surcharge paid by cell phone users for each device, which is collected by cell phone providers. The surcharge is then returned to the emergency dispatch centers of each user on a county-to-county …

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Santa Rosa dispatchers can now receive text messages – Pensacola News Journal


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Santa Rosa dispatchers can now receive text messages
Pensacola News Journal
Santa Rosa County’s emergency communications center now has the ability to receive 9-1-1 text messages. The technology expands critical access for the deaf and hard of hearing as well as provides a safer option for individuals in dangerous situations

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Monday, January 30, 2017

Software streamlines E-911 dispatching – Times Daily



Software streamlines E-911 dispatching
Times Daily
With the old system, Melton said when a dispatcher received a request to run a background check on a suspect, they had to go to another terminal and check the National Crime Information System computer. If they wanted to keep the information in the

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Fairborn police blotter for Jan. 27-30 – WHIO


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Fairborn police blotter for Jan. 27-30
WHIO
Police said a Montgomery County emergency dispatcher guided Grier to press an orange emergency call button on Branch’s radio, allowing other officers to find the scene. “I had a bad accident. I flipped and then I hit a police car, I hit a police

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Page County to split outgoing Emergency Management Coordinator duties into two jobs – KMAland


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Page County to split outgoing Emergency Management Coordinator duties into two jobs
KMAland
In order to fill the duties that McClarnon currently performs, the board decided to advertise for an Emergency Management Coordinator, as well as a Dispatch Center Coordinator that would be in charge of the county’s emergency communications and the

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Sunday, January 29, 2017

North Branford Exploring 911 Dispatch Move to Branford – Zip06.com



North Branford Exploring 911 Dispatch Move to Branford
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The town is exploring the idea of removing its emergency services dispatch center from police headquarters, instead channeling calls through Branford’s dispatch system. Dispatch centers facilitate police, fire and medical emergency response. The

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Firefighter hurt at east-Erie blaze – GoErie.com



Firefighter hurt at east-Erie blaze
GoErie.com
One firefighter was taken by EmergyCare ambulance to UPMC Hamot for treatment of an ankle injury, emergency dispatchers said. No other injuries were reported. Firefighters had the blaze under control by 4:09 a.m. The fire is under investigation.

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911 dispatcher helps saves woman trapped in trunk – WNYT


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911 dispatcher helps saves woman trapped in trunk
WNYT
(WRAL) A quick-thinking North Carolina emergency dispatcher is credited with saving the day after he helped police locate a woman who was trapped inside the trunk of a car. On January 14, Johnston County 911 supervisor Tim Medlin received a call from a …

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Saturday, January 28, 2017

Sunday Focus: What are next steps for consolidation of dispatch services? – Natchez Democrat


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Sunday Focus: What are next steps for consolidation of dispatch services?
Natchez Democrat
NATCHEZ — Adams County Emergency Management Director Robert Bradford hopes to have the Natchez-Adams County consolidated emergency dispatch office complete in three to four months. The next steps include signing the interlocal agreement on …

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Woman injured in crash against utility pole – Huntington Herald Dispatch


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Woman injured in crash against utility pole
Huntington Herald Dispatch
The call to 911 came in at 12:27 p.m. Saturday as a motor vehicle accident with entrapment, according to an emergency dispatcher. The name of the driver was not released due to the ongoing investigation, the deputy said, but she was transported to the …

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Wood County emergency phone lines are back after outage – WSAW


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Wood County emergency phone lines are back after outage
WSAW
(WSAW) The Wood County Dispatch Center reports emergency phone lines are back after an outage. The Dispatch center reported lines going down at 9:30 p.m. The public was advised to call Portage County for Emergency Assistance. Phone lines were …

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