Cleveland school security connect to police dispatch www.privateofficer.com
Cleveland school security connect to police dispatch http://www.privateofficer.com
CLEVELAND OH Aug 30 2008
By: Rick McCann
Ntl. Assoc. Private Officers
http://www.privateofficer.com/ – The city Of Cleveland police can now respond quicker to emergencies at school buildings after school security dispatchers were given capability to speak directly to police dispatchers at the city’s communications center.
Prior to Monday, security dispatchers had to use a phone to let police know about emergencies in schools. Now, security dispatchers can monitor police radio traffic as well as speak directly to the police dispatchers. The city recently installed communication equipment that links both departments.
Cleveland officials say that officers do respond to a lot of different types of emergencies throughout the school system and having two way radio capibility will assit in faster response and better communication between school dispatchers and police dispatchers. Officers in zone cars can listen and respond immediately to a school. The arrangement eliminates the delay from a call taker gathering information and entering it into the computer before a dispatcher can broadcast it, said Lt. Thomas Stacho.
Safety Director Martin Flask ordered the city to coordinate dispatch efforts between the police and the schools after the shooting last October at Success Tech Academy.
Prior to Monday, security dispatchers had to use a phone to let police know about emergencies in schools. Now, security dispatchers can monitor police radio traffic as well as speak directly to the police dispatchers. The city recently installed communication equipment that links both departments.
Cleveland officials say that officers do respond to a lot of different types of emergencies throughout the school system and having two way radio capibility will assit in faster response and better communication between school dispatchers and police dispatchers. Officers in zone cars can listen and respond immediately to a school. The arrangement eliminates the delay from a call taker gathering information and entering it into the computer before a dispatcher can broadcast it, said Lt. Thomas Stacho.
Safety Director Martin Flask ordered the city to coordinate dispatch efforts between the police and the schools after the shooting last October at Success Tech Academy.
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