Thursday, April 27, 2017

Emergency situation: Communities weigh pros, cons of regional dispatch centers – Worcester Telegram


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Emergency situation: Communities weigh pros, cons of regional dispatch centers
Worcester Telegram
The state continues to encourage cities and towns to study formation of regional emergency dispatch centers, which are often viewed as a means to improve 911 services and save cities and towns money. But one town in the region recently nixed the idea.

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Sandwich Police accepting applications for emergency dispatchers – CapeCod.com News


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Sandwich Police accepting applications for emergency dispatchers
CapeCod.com News
SANDWICH – The Town of Sandwich is accepting applications for full and part-time experienced public safety emergency telecommunicators to start work in early July. A list of qualifications can be obtained by email at hr@townofsandwich.net. A resume and …

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Emergency Dispatch Center to Close Soon – Woodstock Independent



Emergency Dispatch Center to Close Soon
Woodstock Independent
Ten emergency dispatchers with more than 125 years of combined experience were honored by the city of Woodstock April 18, several weeks before the Woodstock Police Department’s telecommunications division closes. Dispatchers from the Woodstock …

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Tuesday, April 25, 2017

State police: Software malfunction caused Monday’s Emergency 911 telephone outage – The Westerly Sun


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State police: Software malfunction caused Monday’s Emergency 911 telephone outage
The Westerly Sun
“The emergency dispatchers could hear the people when they called 911, however the callers could not hear the dispatchers,” Kirk explained in a press release. “Because calls were getting through, the computer did not recognize a failure in the system
RI’s 911 system restored after hour-long disruptionWPRI 12 Eyewitness News

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Audio dispatch of Oakland BART mob: ‘It’s a group of 50. They bum-rushed the entire train’ – East Bay Times


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Audio dispatch of Oakland BART mob: ‘It’s a group of 50. They bum-rushed the entire train’
East Bay Times
OAKLAND — The first indication that Saturday would turn into a terrifying night for BART passengers robbed by a mob of 40 to 60 youths was an advisory from an emergency dispatcher, warning of fare jumpers at the Coliseum station. At 9:19 p.m. the …

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Monday, April 24, 2017

San Diego Community News Group – Emergency call conflict OB … – San Diego Community News



San Diego Community News Group – Emergency call conflict OB …
San Diego Community News
Emergency call conflict: OB Town Council invites SD fire chief and lifeguard union leader to forum – The Ocean Beach Town Council has invited San Diego Fire …

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Person shot on Rip Rap Road in Hampton Sunday night, dispatcher says – Daily Press


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Person shot on Rip Rap Road in Hampton Sunday night, dispatcher says
Daily Press
A person was shot Sunday night in Hampton, according to an emergency dispatcher. The dispatcher said few details were available in the incident. The shooting happened around 8:55 p.m. in the 100 block of Rip Rap Road, near the road’s intersection with …

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Sunday, April 23, 2017

911 dispatcher talks teen out of completing suicide – St George News – St George News


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911 dispatcher talks teen out of completing suicide – St George News
St George News
St. George Fire Department responds to the St. George Town Square Park at 50 South Main Street Saturday after an apparent suicide attempt, St. George, Utah, …

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Emergency by far dispatchers crucial part of safety – The Republic


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Emergency by far dispatchers crucial part of safety
The Republic
The importance of dispatchers, and how their work can mean the different between “life” and “death,” became clear in the honors for distinguished service that were made during the April 10 Bartholomew County Commissioners meeting. Six current or former …

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