LIVINGSTON COUNTY — The County is looking to add a new communication tower and infrastructure upgrades to improve E911 connectivity for first responders. Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty spoke to the Public Services Committee earlier this week requesting approval for the contracts that would build the tower and improve the infrastucture at the cost of approximately $600,000. "The funding comes through 911 surcharge money from … [Read more...]
Potential New County Law ‘Would Level Playing Field’ of 911 Earnings from Phone Sales
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – A potential change to Livingston County law could correct a small discrepancy in the earnings of Livingston County's 911 center from the sale of mobile devices with monthly plans compared to devices with pre-paid service. The way it stands now, Livingston County collects 30 cents for its 911 Center as an 'emergency communications surcharge' when anyone buys a cell phone with a recurring monthly bill in the County. The … [Read more...]
DA: Transcripts of Danielle Allen’s 911 Call Should Never Have Been Made Public
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Livingston County District Attorney Greg McCaffrey said Wednesday that transcripts of an audio recording of a 911 call allegedly made by Danielle Allen should not have been published once they were released by a non-law enforcement entity. McCaffrey said that the transcript of the audio recording, which was first published by the Livingston County News and never published by the GeneseeSun.com, should first of all never … [Read more...]
NYS Grants Nearly $600K for Livingston County’s Top-of-the-Line Emergency Radios
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Board of Supervisors is pleased to announce the award of $598,108 in funding from New York State to support the county’s emergency communications system. According to a press release from Livingston County, on March 29, Governor Cuomo announced that counties will receive portions of $45 million in total funding to enhance their vital emergency communications systems. Livingston County's part of … [Read more...]
911 Center Flips the Switch to Digital Signal
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Upgrades from a $4 million contract with Motorola went into effect Thursday morning as the Livingston County Sheriff's Office 911 Center transitioned to a digital signal. According to a press release from the Livingston County Board of Supervisors, the traditional signal listened to by many residents on scanners went quiet at 6 a.m. Thursday. All fire, police and EMS communications will now travel via digitally trunked VHF … [Read more...]
Livonia Remembers Lives Lost on 9/11
LIVONIA – The Livonia Fire Department, now one of the keepers of a piece of the south tower of the World Trade Center, held a memorial ceremony to remember those who lost their lives in the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. According to a Facebook post from the Livonia Fire Department, they with many other fire departments, EMS, the Livingston County Sheriff's Office, State Police and veterans attended to pay their respects. The fire … [Read more...]
Piece of World Trade Center Rests at Livonia Fire Department
LIVONIA – The Livonia Fire Department is now the caretaker of an artifact from of the World Trade Center. The piece of one of the World Trade Center Towers was delivered from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to Livonia as part of a 10-year program to disperse 9/11 artifacts to municipalities and nonprofits. Livonia is one of 1,500 entities to receive such a piece. Firefighters and the community will gather around the piece for … [Read more...]
Text to 911 Brings First Responders to Geneseo Resident
GENESEO — A Geneseo resident undergoing a medical emergency was helped by using the 'text to 911' service offered by the Livingston County Emergency Communication Center. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, within seconds of the text being sent the Communications Division was able to communicate and direct EMS and law enforcement to the resident's location. "Yesterday was another example of the … [Read more...]
Sheriff Calls on Livingston County to Honor 911 Dispatchers for Telecommunicator Week
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – This week is National Public Safety Telecommunicator Week. In 1991, a formal Congressional resolution acknowledged the vital role that telecommunicators, play in emergency situations by proclaiming this annual recognition in their honor. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, telecommunicators, typically called 'dispatchers' in Livingston County, are the hub of all communications and … [Read more...]
County Ways and Means Approves Sheriff’s Jail and 911 Center Rank Updates
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – The Livingston County Ways and Means Committee unanimously approved propositions by the Sheriff's Office to update the ranking structure at the county jail and 911 center, passing it along to the Board of Supervisors for possible final approval. Sheriff Thomas Dougherty appeared at Monday afternoon's meeting alongside Undersheriff Matthew Bean, Chief Deputy Jason Yasso, Chief Deputy Matthew Burgess, and 911 Director William … [Read more...]