Daviess County commissioners began the process of deciding how to address communications problems faced by the Daviess County Sheriff's Department and Daviess County Fire Department Thursday, but did not make any decisions on how to move forward. Commissioners will have to … [Read more...]
LEE COUNTY, Fla. — A Lee County Sheriff's Office communications dispatcher is suspended for two days and taking six months of disciplinary probation after making a personal call on a recorded line. In the phone call, Amanda Kinzler tells a man to get rid of evidence. The … [Read more...]
Withdrawal would mean the end of the Public Safety Communications agreement made in 2011. Both the Marion County Sheriff’s Office and the city of Ocala have asked to withdraw from the county’s consolidated 911 center, just days after a consultant suggested all parties give … [Read more...]
Separating Santa Barbara County law enforcement and fire/medical dispatch services isn’t official yet, but the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday picked the Emergency Operations Center as a preferred site for a second dispatch center. Law enforcement, fire and medical services … [Read more...]
OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. - Emergency service agencies in Osage County are at loggerheads, trading barbs on social media in a battle that began last week. It started when the Osage County Dispatch Center said on Sept. 24 it would no longer follow an agreement with Osage County … [Read more...]
A new report from a device testing company found Long Term Evolution (LTE) devices for public safety have speech intelligibility concerns. The findings in the report show that phrase misunderstandings can occur in mission-critical communications scenarios up to almost 50 … [Read more...]
This week, the Carencro Fire Department unveiled it’s newest piece of Public Safety Technology, with the implementation of Digital Dashboards. Historically, most Fire Departments rely on dry erase boards, E-mail, memo’s or even sticky notes when it comes to passing on … [Read more...]
For more than 100 years, the Port Washington Fire Department (PWFD) has responded to fire emergencies throughout the peninsula. Of course, radios and cell phones now make communications between departments and its members easier. Yet, radio reception in the district is still poor … [Read more...]
By Teresa Boeckel, York Daily Record: On a recent night when an earthquake rattled York County, prompting calls to 911, Dover Township firefighters overheard dispatchers sending police to a reported house explosion with fire in their coverage area. Nine volunteers at the … [Read more...]
On a recent night when an earthquake rattled York County, prompting calls to 911, Dover Township firefighters overheard dispatchers sending police to a reported house explosion with fire in their coverage area. Nine volunteers at the firehouse jumped up, put on their gear and … [Read more...]