All across New York State, bells tolled and names were read aloud as people gathered to remember the 15th anniversary of 9/11. From Brockport, where the Volunteer Firefighters Association tolled a vigil bell, to the University of Rochester where the memorial carillon sounded, the Rochester area also marked the anniversary. Area fire companies, schools including […]
A blogger’s report about 911 emergency dispatchers sleeping on the job in Rochester has triggered an official investigation. Blogger Davy Vara posted photos on his site this week he says were given to him by an anonymous source. They show operators dozing and slumped over at their desks in the 911 Center with their headsets […]
The City of Geneva is getting ready to join the Ontario County 911 system, switching over from dispatching its own police and fire calls in about two weeks. The Ontario County E911 Center says it’s completing final tests of the equipment and will switch over Geneva fire calls in mid-July; police calls by August 1st […]