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Interagency Communications Top Objective of Local Responders
October 15, 2010By Tom Berry, Murray Ledger & Times Staff Writer Murray, Ky. — Calloway County emergency response officials are continuing efforts…
Read full articleCCCDA Won’t Collect 9-1-1 Fees Yet
October 13, 2010Marshall, Mich. — The authority in charge of collecting 9-1-1 dispatch service fees from a reluctant Emmett Township agreed Tuesday to not immediately collect money owed by the township.
Read full articleNinnekah & Grady County Feud over 9-1-1
October 13, 2010Chickasha, Okla. — Grady County cannot legally keep the City of Ninnekah from moving its 9-1-1 lines and dispatch services from the county to the City of Chickasha.
Read full articleMinnesota Department of Public Safety Commissioner Responds to Concerns about Wind Turbines
October 12, 2010Belle Creek , Minn — If Belle Creek Township residents were looking for conclusive assurances about the impact of 50 future wind turbines on their emergency response system, they didn’t get as much as they wanted from the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS).
Read full articleAlbany (Ga.) Fire Chief Carswell Fires Two More 9-1-1 Dispatchers
October 11, 2010Albany, Ga.– Two more Albany E9-1-1 dispatchers, bringing the total to four, have been terminated in lieu of an appeal to City Manager Alfred Lott for allegedly misusing the state’s criminal information database to look up confidential information on civilians.
Read full articleGrant Boosts Public Safety
October 10, 2010Lee, Ma. — The town will use a $148,000 state grant to complete a two-year upgrade of its emergency communications system. The funding from the state 9-1-1 Department of the Executive Office of Public Safety will pay for new portable radios for Lee s volunteer fire department and volunteer ambulance squad, according to Lee Police Chief Ronald Glidden.
Read full articlePolice Dispatcher Helps a ‘Happily Ever After’
October 8, 2010Shaelene and Ben Hays paid Salt Lake City $1,000 to reserve the beautiful setting of Memory Grove for their Sept. 26 wedding, which they had meticulously planned to be a memorable event for all who attended.
Read full articleGeorgia 9-1-1 Dispatchers Remember Theresa Parker
October 8, 2010Rock Spring, Ga. — The group of 9-1-1 dispatchers huddled closely, talking quietly among themselves while waiting to be ushered into the dimly-lit civic center. Several minutes later, the group was led inside and the tears began to flow as they saw the casket of their former co-worker, Theresa Parker, at the front of the room.
Read full articleDane County Settles 9-1-1 Lawsuit in Case of Murdered UW Student
October 8, 2010Dane County, Wis., has agreed to pay $118,000 to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and three other media outlets to settle a legal battle over records in the case of a murdered University of Wisconsin-Madison student.
Read full articleGlynn 9-1-1 Team Recognized for Calm Under Fire
October 6, 2010Brunswick, Fla. — A Glynn-Brunswick 9-1-1 Center crew on duty when the frantic call came in reporting a gruesome mass slaying has been named the Communications Team of the Year by the Georgia Emergency Communications Conference.
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