Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Dispatcher saves woman in out-of-control car – Stevens Point Journal


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Dispatcher saves woman in out-of-control car
Stevens Point Journal
STEVENS POINT – Her voice was panicked. Her car, a gray Honda Accord, wouldn’t slow down. She called 911 at 1:26 p.m. Jan. 4. “My car and my brakes aren’t working,” she told an emergency dispatcher, seemingly on the verge of tears. Her foot was …

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Sheriff explains hiring another dispatcher – My Columbia Basin



Sheriff explains hiring another dispatcher
My Columbia Basin
Also attending the meeting was John Taylor, a citizen who is critical of Umatilla County Emergency Dispatch. He contends that the funding agreement is “unjust, not equitable and ill-conceived.” Taylor proposes that, for the next fiscal year, the

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Text To 9-1-1 Now Available In Santa Rosa County – NorthEscambia.com



Text To 9-1-1 Now Available In Santa Rosa County
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The technology expands critical access for the deaf and hard of hearing and provides a safer option for individuals in dangerous situations such as domestic disputes, home invasions or kidnappings. Dispatchers can receive emergency texts from all five

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Tuesday, January 31, 2017

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


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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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