South Sound 911 News

South Sound 911 will host a community meeting in advance of the start of construction of its new public safety
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South Sound 911 is one step closer to becoming a public development authority, thanks to approval by each of the
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In this issue... PSCC construction bid process to begin next month New law, changes present potential Records service challenges Text-to-911:
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Text-to-911 service will be temporarily unavailable Wednesday, May 15, from 7-8 a.m., while South Sound 911 receives scheduled internet upgrades
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If you cannot safely place a voice call to 911, you can now text for emergency police, fire or medical
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Due to weather, South Sound 911's public counter will open late today. Business hours for Feb. 11, will be 10
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South Sound 911's public counter closed early today due to weather conditions and will be closed tomorrow, Saturday, Feb. 9.
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This issue contains... PSCC: Design development underway Staffing changes creating efficiencies in hiring, training Text-to-911 not yet available in Pierce
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King County announced today that it began text-to-911 service; however, South Sound 911 reminds callers that text-to-911 is not yet
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Public safety collaboration and interoperability in Pierce County will get the “win” when Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) begins dispatching emergency
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Find out the latest South Sound 911 happenings in the latest issue of the Infobulletin, including the progress being made
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South Sound 911 Executive Director Andrew Neiditz was presented with the prestigious Washington City/County Management Association (WCMA) L. Joe Miller
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South Sound 911 will host a community meeting to provide an update on the design progress for its future public
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Find out the latest South Sound 911 happenings in the latest issue of the Infobulletin, including the progress being made
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South Sound 911’s fifth anniversary 2017 annual report was awarded a Platinum Hermes Creative Award, top honors from the Association
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In Infobulletin Vol 06 Issue 01, read about... PSCC progress: design contract and community meeting Local 911 heroes honored South
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South Sound 911 is proud to launch its redesigned website, www.southsound911.org. The website was redesigned to better meet the modern
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South Sound 911 will host a community meeting to discuss the preliminary site layout options for its future public safety
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Enjoy a recap of South Sound 911's community meeting and meet the key design team members from Architects Design Group
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South Sound 911 will host a community meeting to discuss the pre-design and design process of its future public safety
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Learn about this exciting progress -- and more -- in the Oct. 30 issue of the Infobulletin! Infobulletin Vol 05
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South Sound 911’s public safety communications center (PSCC) project takes a step back... to move forward. Read about this and
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South Sound 911 issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) today to select an architectural design team for a new public
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As of 6 a.m. today, all of the local law enforcement communications services in the county are provided from a
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Lighting struck South Sound 911 Fire Communications just before 9 p.m. last night, possibly blowing fuses which affect VHF radio
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Infobulletin Vol 05 Issue 03
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South Sound 911 and the Tacoma Fire Department successfully launched a new computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system today, officially uniting public
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South Sound 911 released its 2016 annual report highlighting the agency's latest accomplishments. The report is available online or a
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Beginning Saturday, March 4, South Sound 911 will introduce Saturday business hours to better meet the needs of customers looking
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South Sound 911 launched a new, improved version of its online reporting system today. The system is available for the
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Read the latest South Sound 911 news in the Infobulletin newsletter: Service improvements for online reporting, public counter coming soon
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Comcast reports a 911 outage affecting customers of their voice over internet protocol (VoIP) phone service. Customers in western Washington
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We're starting the New Year with big news: The first fire dispatch employees transition to South Sound 911! Read about
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The community meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. today is cancelled due to the predicted weather event. The meeting, about the
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In partnership with Pierce County, South Sound 911 is hosting a community meeting to share plans for the site of
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Executive Director Andrew Neiditz released the following statement in response to the Pierce County Council resolution authorizing the use of
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Eighteen fire districts and their fire dispatchers transitioned to South Sound 911’s unified computer-aided dispatch (CAD) system yesterday, marking the
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Infobulletin Vol 04 Issue 04
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Beginning Tuesday, Sept. 6, South Sound 911 fingerprinting service hours will change to 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. each business
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At a joint public meeting yesterday, South Sound 911 Policy Board and Operations Board members unanimously approved a motion to
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Read the latest about South Sound 911 in the Infobulletin newsletter: - Momentum for facilities project - Eastside Communications Center
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South Sound 911’s Eastside Communications Center launched a new toll-free non-emergency number, 844-821-8911, for callers in east Pierce County cities
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South Sound 911 Executive Director Andrew Neiditz released this statement: "It was reported in the media recently that South Sound
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A South Sound 911 representative will be on-hand to answer questions about the agency's planned public safety communications center during
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South Sound 911 representatives will be on hand at two more community information sessions next week in University Place on
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Read the latest issue of South Sound 911's Infobulletin newsletter. Infobulletin Vol 04 Issue 02
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South Sound 911 representatives will be on hand at several joint information sessions in April to discuss the projects and
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The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department is hosting two information sessions -- April 5, 6-7 p.m., and April 6, noon-1 p.m.
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South Sound 911 reached a tentative agreement with Pierce County this month to further evaluate property currently occupied by the
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Communities near Joint Base Lewis-McChord may be disturbed by noise or possible sonic booms from rocket testing, dates to be
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In cooperation with South Sound 911, Clover Park Technical College is offering Emergency Call Center Training. Classes will be held
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Learn about upcoming computer-aided dispatch improvements and the new public records request portal in South Sound 911's latest Infobulletin newsletter!
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South Sound 911 reached an agreement with the City of Puyallup to transition 911 and dispatch employees from Puyallup’s City
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A new public safety communications center has been in the works since 911 consolidation was supported by voters in November
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A new computer-aided dispatch system, leadership and organizational changes, and operational successes are highlighted in the latest newsletter. Click the
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Follow @SouthSound911 for the latest news and information about the agency, its projects and activities. NOTE: Requests for emergency aid
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South Sound 911 will not pursue the purchase of a once “preferred” site in Fircrest for the construction of the
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Leaders from South Sound 911 and members of the Pierce County Council will provide briefings about the agency’s plan to
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South Sound 911 Dispatcher Jennifer Meeds was awarded Dispatcher of the Year by the Pierce County Sheriff's Department on Thursday,
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The new fee, $50.75, is a result of a savings passed on from the reduction in the fee the Federal
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Ken Sharp, retired West Pierce Fire & Rescue fire chief, is South Sound 911’s first deputy director of fire services,
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South Sound 911, in cooperation with Pierce County, is entering into agreements for two properties for the construction of its
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South Sound 911 officially welcomed the City of Puyallup as its newest member today, solidifying the agency’s efforts to provide
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South Sound 911 seeks a qualified development team to facilitate the building of a new Public Safety Communications Center. The
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South Sound 911 was one of many 911 centers in the state affected by the 911 outage earlier today. Service
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South Sound 911 unveiled its new website today with a fresh, clean design and improved, user-friendly navigation. Information is now
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Pierce County issued a request for qualifications (RFQ) today to help facilitate 63-20 financing and delivery of South Sound 911's
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South Sound 911, the voter-approved agency building a seamless emergency communications system to improve public safety, has its first executive
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South Sound 911’s public counter will be open for normal business hours this week, postponing a planned, temporary closure until
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Citizens seeking concealed pistol licenses (CPLs) or fingerprinting services at the public counter will soon experience significant improvements in service
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The South Sound 911 Policy Board unanimously voted Wednesday, Jan. 9, to confirm Lakewood City Manager Andrew Neiditz as the
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