HARDIN COUNTY, Tenn. (WBBJ) – A smoke alarm installed by the Hardin County Fire Department woke a resident early Thursday morning as fire broke out inside their home on Damron Loop, firefighters said. Crews responded to the reported residential fire at 12:10 a.m. on July 10 and arrived within eight minutes. Firefighters found a fire...Read More
A joint resolution was signed Wednesday that lays out a framework. It will be managed by a joint governance board with representation from both governments. The city and the county will have 60 days to develop an agreement that would establish the details needed for the transition to a unified communications center. As recently as...Read More
TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) – Friday evening, the Teller County Board of County Commissioners raised concerns about the City of Colorado Springs’ request to end its participation in the El Paso-Teller County E911 Authority. The City announced that plan on June 22. In El Paso County, the Cimarron Hills Fire Protection District has criticized the...Read More
New York State invested $110 million to improve emergency communications and 911 centers, with more than $10 million coming to the Southern Tier. The money came from Statewide Interoperable Communications (SICG) and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAP) Operations Grant Programs. The SICG funding, totaling $90 million, will improve emergency communications through land mobile radio systems,...Read More
All, We regret to pass on that 2 Prince Edward Island (Canada) Paramedics died in the Line of Duty on Tuesday. They were transporting a patient (who also died) when they were reportedly struck head on by a truck in Melrose, New Brunswick, Canada. Paramedic Jenna Croucher, 23 – who comes from a family of...Read More
