Public Safety
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
City Council is considering two options that would charge for paramedic care provided by the Monterey Fire Department when ambulance transport is needed. Some are concerned it would discourage people from calling 911.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson said he would request an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government, seeking to unlock federal resources and financial support, as flooding continues in Western Washington this week.
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The Blue Alerts are delivered through FEMA’s Integrated Public Alert and Warning System to notify the public of imminent danger. It’s already played a role in the capture of one cop killer.
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Investigators believe a tractor was towing a pair of 2-ton tanks containing anhydrous ammonia when they began to leak; Covelli said investigators do not believe the vehicle was involved in a traffic collision.
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When the project is done, each of the Pennsylvania counties’ 911 centers will be connected to all the other 911 centers. Officials from the Southern Alleghenies 911 Cooperative met to officially unveil plans for the network.
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Frank Jannetti, director of the Mercer County Department of Public Safety, said the new computer aided dispatch will save time when responding to 911 calls at all the respective borders of the other three counties in the system: Lawrence, Butler and Venango.
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Instead of being socked away for emergency dispatch services, a share of the money raised from charges paid by mobile phone users is going into the state's general fund, to be used for other purposes.
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The week of April 14-April 20 is National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, set aside to recognize those men and women who are the first line of defense and response for emergency agencies.
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The Huron County Emergency Management Agency issued a notice via Everbridge shortly before 6 p.m., letting local residents know the cellular company was “experiencing an issue with 911 calls.”
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FBI officials said they were not aware of any specific threat to this year's marathon. But in the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency bunker on Monday morning, officials were prepared.
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Twelve-hour shifts are the life of a dispatcher. The job is stressful. There's always something to do, or more accurately, multiple things to do.
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The work is not for everyone: Nationally, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says job prospects are good, because many leave the field due to the high stress and demanding schedule.
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In its budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, the administration proposes using less than half of the $17 million that will be generated from landline and wireless telephone customers in the coming year for 911 operations, housed at state police headquarters.
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Currently, the E-911 call center operated by the city of McAlester handles all E-911 calls, both in McAlester and throughout Pittsburg County.
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The free app, which was once banned as the Vigilante app by the Apple App Store, now calls a former foe its spokesman and boasts citizen heroics as evidence of its viability.
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'Everybody wears name badges. We have secure entrances. We have sign-in/sign-out sheets. We walk visitors to and from their destinations.'
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'Generally they involve a report of a murder, or a kidnapping or both. These events trigger a significant and serious response.'
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Though the original plan was to have the new public safety communication system ready by Dec. 31, officials are still working out bugs and finalizing contracts to use state infrastructure.
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Edward Parkinson has been named acting CEO of the First Responder Network Authority.
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The bill would require the state Office of Emergency Services to create emergency alert guidelines by July 2019.
