Friday, March 31, 2017

Dallas Police Host 911 Dispatch Job Fair as City Works to Reduce 911 Call Wait Times – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth


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Dallas Police Host 911 Dispatch Job Fair as City Works to Reduce 911 Call Wait Times
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
The Dallas Police Department is hiring new 911 call takers and dispatchers as the city works to reduce call times at its Communications Center. City leaders have said a high number of abandoned 911 calls (when someone dials 911, but then hangs up
Dallas PD holds job fair to boost staff at 911 call centerWFAA

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Father of boy hit by car facing murder charge in driver’s shooting – WCPO


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Father of boy hit by car facing murder charge in driver’s shooting
WCPO
In the 911 call, the caller seems to not address the emergency dispatcher, instead mostly talking to other people at the scene while the dispatcher waits on the line. It’s not clear who made the 911 call or who claimed to have shot Urton. Listen to the

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State awards grants for Allegany, Cattaraugus emergency radio systems – Olean Times Herald


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State awards grants for Allegany, Cattaraugus emergency radio systems
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An Allegany County E-911 dispatcher shows the equipment used to dispatch emergency responders. Grants announced Wednesday may allow work to wrap up major overhauls to the emergency radio systems in Allegany and Cattaraugus counties, officials …

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Prairie Township officials seek 911 dispatching partner – ThisWeek Community News



Prairie Township officials seek 911 dispatching partner
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The township has made initial contact with Grove City, the Metropolitan Emergency Communications Consortium and the Northwest Regional Emergency Communications Center about a potential outsourcing partnership, township administrator Tracy …

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Recognizing National Telecommunicator Week – Scarborough Leader


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Recognizing National Telecommunicator Week
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Each year, the second full week of April is dedicated to the men and women who serve as public safety telecommunicators. This year we honor the often unsung heroes of public safety, our dispatchers, during the week of April 9-15. Every emergency that a …

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Thursday, March 30, 2017

Fire Department to honor fire fighters, community members – The Bakersfield Californian



Fire Department to honor fire fighters, community members
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Emergency Communications Center Staff — Supervising Dispatcher Christy Shaff; Dispatchers Stephanie Cifuentes, Joshua Luchau, Jolene Perman, Zachary Regan; Battalion Chief Michael Slayton; and Expanded Dispatchers Pricilla Hinojosa and Carol …

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Burlington, Essex, others consider regionalizing dispatch – BurlingtonFreePress.com


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Burlington, Essex, others consider regionalizing dispatch
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Chittenden County towns are exploring whether they can combine local dispatch offices into one regionalized dispatch center, which officials believe could increase the efficiency of providing emergency services. The idea has been discussed on and off

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First responders practice hazardous spill reponse – Bucyrus Telegraph Forum


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First responders practice hazardous spill reponse
Bucyrus Telegraph Forum
An emergency dispatcher at the Crawford County Sheriff’s Office started the drill by calling out the pretend emergency to all emergency personnel in the county. "This is an exercise," the dispatcher said over the radio at 9:28 a.m. "We have a one

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There’s ‘blood all over’: 911 calls reveal chaos in after mass shooting in Cincinnati – WGBA-TV


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There’s ‘blood all over’: 911 calls reveal chaos in after mass shooting in Cincinnati
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With police and medical personnel on the way to the scene, emergency dispatchers tried to gather as much information as they could from the callers. Many were frantic as they sought help for their wounded friends and relatives. Asked where one victim
Cameo shooting 911 calls: ‘There’s blood everywhere’Cincinnati.com
Police release chaotic 911 calls from Cameo nightclub shooting in CincinnatiWKYC-TV

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There’s ‘blood all over’: 911 calls reveal chaos in Cameo Night Club after mass shooting – WCPO


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There’s ‘blood all over’: 911 calls reveal chaos in Cameo Night Club after mass shooting
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With police and medical personnel on the way to the scene, emergency dispatchers tried to gather as much information as they could from the callers. Many were frantic as they sought help for their wounded friends and relatives. Asked where one victim

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Mark Twain Elementary School fifth graders learn first aid skills from local emergency, healthcare personnel – Hannibal.net



Mark Twain Elementary School fifth graders learn first aid skills from local emergency, healthcare personnel
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She also saw the students’ becoming more comfortable with calling 911, as they learned how to interact with an emergency dispatcher and what to do while help is on the way. Students made simulated 911 calls using a landline phone, a cell phone and a …

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