by Cherie Bartram | Jul 11, 2022 | Equature 911 Blog
Your browser does not support the audio element. Active Assailant, is an individual (or individuals), actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area. This is the definition approved and used by the US government agencies1 A...
by Cherie Bartram | Jun 14, 2022 | Equature 911 Blog
If you are a second (or third or fourth) generation public safety professional, you already know what it is like to grow up in a family of police, fire fighters, EMS workers, or 9-1-1 Telecommunicators. As a second generation 9-1-1 Telecommunicator, I knew what it...
by Cherie Bartram | May 10, 2022 | Equature 911 Blog
In 1962 President Kennedy proclaimed May 15th as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which May 15 falls, as National Police week. National Police week is a way of honoring, remembering, and supporting law enforcement officers throughout the country....
by Cherie Bartram | Mar 8, 2022 | Dispatch Improvement, Equature 911 Blog
It happens. A 9-1-1 call comes in and you confirm and enter the location information as accurately as possible from the caller’s words and nothing pops in your CAD. You force the address and hope that it can be found. Your CAD, MSAG and GIS maps are not perfect....
by Cherie Bartram | Feb 8, 2022 | Equature 911 Blog
Your browser does not support the audio element. How many times, in your 911 career, have you released the transmit button after speaking to an officer and mumble words similar to, “Wow, what a grouch (or maybe some other words), you want me to write the report for...
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