To celebrate National Public Telecommunications Week, Wyoming County Commissioners (seated, from left) Tom Henry, Rick Wilbur, and Ernie King welcomed 911 Center employees (standing, from left) Matthew Schwartz, Frank Miller, Jeff Porter and Ben Norris to the courthouse on April 7 for the reading of a proclamation. Edited from submittedContinue Reading
The Bradford County Public Safety Center in North Towanda (top) is nearing completion and could be fully occupied and operational by November. It is adjacent to the existing Emergency Management building (above) on Route 6. Courtesy Endless Mountains Media Services Bradford County director of public safety Robert Barnes was onContinue Reading
Wyoming County 911 director Jeff Porter (left) explains the variety of technology installed in the county’s new mobile command unit. Also celebrating the official unveiling of Command 66 are (continuing from left) commissioners Judy Mead, Tom Henry and Mike Stabinsky and deputy 911 director Frank Miller. Photos and story byContinue Reading
Submitted Article The North Central Task Force, Bradford County Emergency Management Agency along with the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office, has partnered with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to provide a “House of Worship & School Security Seminar.” This seminar is geared for all faith–based leaders, managers, administrators, parishioners, andContinue Reading
Rep. Karen Boback (Lackawanna/Luzerne/Wyoming), along with Rep. Patrick Harkins (Erie), today announced introduction of House Bill 2025, which would help address the threat of lead in drinking water in Pennsylvania’s schools. From 2012-2015, Pennsylvania topped the list of states for the number of times that elevated levels of lead wereContinue Reading
PA One Call is set to expire at the end of the year unless the law is reauthorized. Also known as 811, the communications system helps prevent damage to underground utilities and avoid tragedies by requiring companies and people to “Call Before You Dig.” That information is then used to determine ifContinue Reading