Norwich volunteer fire chiefs say dispatch changes are more overreach

In a statement sent to The Bulletin, the volunteer departments said the system changes, which went into effect March 24, ...

Fire chiefs in neighboring Denver metro area departments call for dispatch system upgrades

Fire chiefs in two departments northwest of Denver, Westminster and Arvada, say gaps in emergency dispatch technology between ...
The Herald-Dispatch

Commission OKs funds for county fire departments' reporting software

HUNTINGTON — The Cabell County Commission voted to approve funds to integrate Cabell County 911’s CAD software with the county fire departments’ reporting software. The commission approved $9,090 in ...
The Baltimore Sun

In-custody death in West Baltimore followed breakdown in emergency dispatch system

An outage in the city’s computer-aided emergency dispatch system snarled some communications between Baltimore police and fire officials last week, briefly causing disarray as officers repeatedly ...
WBAL-TV

Officials: Communication system was down when officer sought medic for unresponsive man in custody

DOWNTOWN. POLICE RADIO TRANSMISSIONS REVEAL THE FRUSTRATION BY OFFICERS BECAUSE OF A LACK OF A MEDIC RESPONSE. THE MAYOR TELLS US THERE IS A BACKUP PROCESS. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO FIRE UNION OFFICIALS, ...

Livingston County dispatch receives $495K for system upgrades

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s rural development office (USDA) has granted Livingston County emergency dispatch ...
The Baltimore Sun

Death in Baltimore police custody renews concerns over emergency communications failures

Months before a man died following a computer-aided dispatch system outage, a Baltimore official warned that the ailing emergency communications network, which routes 911 calls to police and fire ...