John Jokantas, the head of communications for the county’s 911 center, requested funds to get AI training for his dispatchers. Most people know pilots spend hours on a flight simulator before they ...

Excitement is abounding among staff and leadership of the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center with the prospect of a ...

The Ocean County Sheriff’s Office is accepting applications for its upcoming Basic Telecommunicator Course and Emergency Medical Dispatch certification program, offering residents an opportunity to ...

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department is recruiting high school seniors for a paid cadet and 911 dispatcher training program offered in partnership with the Wyandotte County Sheriff’s Office.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) – Ingham County leaders are currently discussing a possible half-million-dollar contract to ease the staffing shortage they’re dealing with at the 911 dispatch center. Ingham ...

LISBON–Columbiana County’s 911 advisory committee wants the monthly state tax on cellphones to be increased to help with additional dispatcher training expenses, and state Rep. Tim Ginter told them he ...

After a Lake County Board vote last week over a Sheriff’s Office training funding item sparked a lengthy debate about the county’s 911 consolidation, Sheriff John Idleburg said the office is standing ...

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is in the middle of training its first therapy dog solely for 911 dispatchers. Echo, a Lagotto Romagnolo, is now five months old and working on the basic skills ...

SIX. METRO SAFE WILL NOW HAVE MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ON STAFF TO CONSULT WITH 911 CALLERS, BUT BIG MEDICAL EMERGENCIES WILL STILL BE HANDLED BY DISPATCHERS. THEY’RE TRAINED TO HANDLE JUST ABOUT ...

TRAVERSE CITY— As the year draws to a close, local officials are reflecting on the July 26 attack at a Traverse City Walmart, ...

Billie Shepperd was planning her daughter Sheila’s 60th birthday party in June 2020 when the phone rang. She had been imagining family members traveling from Washington, DC, to celebrate at the beach ...