Police Dispatch Equipment News & Articles

Now is the time to prepare elements such as peer support and employee assistance programs for the specific impact NG911 may have on dispatchers. ...

It is important to have a system that allows citizens to have an active role in being prepared and advising emergency responders in advance what their needs are. ...

For call takers and dispatchers, by dealing with stress in the moment as well as over the long-term, we can improve our physical and mental health. ...

The Redwood City Police Department pilot program requires a person to click on a button on the PD’s website. Up pops the face of an officer sitting in front of two computers ready to answer a question. The user of the service is not required to have his or her computer camera on, the chats are not recorded, and the police can’t trace the user. ...

By Joel Griffin SecurityInfoWatch.comWhile efforts by the alarm industry and law enforcement community have helped reduce false alarm dispatches dramatically over the past decade, innovations in surveillance ...

Politely called 911 after getting spooked when the owner came home, concerned she might have a gun ...

The intruder and the Portland homeowner phoned 911 to report the same thing: a strange man in a home ...

This young man called police to ask if he'd get in trouble for growing marijuana, which ended up getting him arrested ...

The man was bored and anxious because he hadn't smoked a cigarette in two days ...