The Rutherford County Emergency Communications District (911) through cooperative efforts with the City of Murfreesboro Police Department and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office has taken numerous proactive measures to ensure 911 operational capability remains intact throughout the rally scheduled for the city square on Saturday October 28, 2017. The occurrence of this event prompts these […]
MURFREESBORO, TN – Since being officially designated by Congress in 1991, public safety agencies across the country have recognized the instrumental role played by telecommunicators during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Telecommunicators are the dedicated professionals who answer 9-1-1 calls, process requests for service, and utilize technical skills to provide communications support to law […]
If you haven’t done so already, now would be a good time to sign up for alerts on Alert Rutherford. http://alertrutherford.rcecd911.org. Also, if you are already signed up for alerts on Alert Rutherford, please log into your account and update your contact methods and location information as needed.
RCECD Board Of Directors Member and Treasurer John Hood was recently honored at The Heart of Tennessee Chapter of the American Red Cross Annual Heroes Breakfast on March 8, 2017, held at The Grove in Murfreesboro. Mr. Hood has been a member of the District’s Board Of Directors since its inception in 1986. […]
From the Murfreesboro Post: By CONNIE ESH and JOHN BUTWELL Published: July 31, 2016 She was chatting online, webcasting live. Nothing unusual about that, except – she said she intended to commit suicide, and she had a gun. Two of them, in fact – two handguns. A telephone call from Texas and the compassion, […]
MURFREESBORO, TN – Since being officially designated by Congress in 1991, public safety agencies across the country have recognized the instrumental role played by telecommunicators during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Telecommunicators are the dedicated professionals who answer 9-1-1 calls, process requests for service, and utilize technical skills to provide communications support to law […]
Murfreesboro (WGNS) – If Fluffy the cat climbs up a tree, should a child call 911, asked Rutherford County Sheriff’s telecommunicator Zach Kirsch. “No,” shouted a chorus of enthusiastic 1st grade students at Barfield Elementary School. “When Fluffy gets hungry, she’ll come down for tuna,” Kirsch joked as the children laughed. If a child […]
RCECD was honored to host the National Emergency Number Association‘s Center Manager Certification Program in late September. Presented by NENA in cooperation with the Tennessee Emergency Communications Board (TECB), NENA’s Center Manager Certification Program (CMCP) is designed to equip current, new, and potential PSAP and 9-1-1 Authority managers and supervisors with the tools needed to […]
WALTER HILL, Tenn. (AP) — A Middle Tennessee teen is alive, thanks to Siri. Eighteen-year-old Sam Ray says the voice recognition service on his iPhone — famously named Siri — called emergency dispatchers after his truck fell on him while he tried to make repairs. Ray told media outlets that a jack collapsed, pinning him […]
Since being officially designated by Congress in 1991, public safety agencies across the country have recognized the instrumental role played by telecommunicators during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Telecommunicators are the dedicated professionals who answer 9-1-1 calls, process requests for service, and utilize technical skills to provide communications support to law enforcement, fire and rescue […]
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