EMERGENCY 9-1-1
2008 News
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Maryville firefighters complete confined
space drill
9-24-08
It took Maryville Fire Department just 58 minutes to complete a confined space rescue Friday at DENSO Starter and Alternator Division Plant 102, a rescue that was actually a training exercise. - 911 Board
approves new building plans
9-15-08
The Blount County Emergency Communications Board of Directors approved the structure and floor plans of the proposed new Communications Center at Thursday's board meeting. -
Volunteers join search for missing Happy Valley man
8-28-08
Wet weather, fog and rugged terrain were just a few of the obstacles in front of volunteers Wednesday as they spent the day searching for a missing Happy Valley man. -
911 employees get raises; design change for new center
6-27-08
The Blount County 9-1-1 board approved its 2008-2009 fiscal budget, which included a 2 percent cost of living increase in employee salaries plus a 5 percent annual increase for some employees who had topped out in the pay scale. -
'Little hero' recognized for 9-1-1 call to
help his mother
5-27-08
Three-year-old Nick Garland handled an emergency situation more calmly and confidently than an average adult on Tuesday, May 20. He is now a “little hero.” -
9-1-1 dispatchers begin using new radio equipment
5-9-08
Blount County 9-1-1 dispatchers began using their new radio equipment on Wednesday. -
National Telecommunicator Week 2008
4-18-08
As a part of the observance of National Telecommunicator Week, the Blount County Communications Center named Donna Burnette the Blount County Telecommunicator of the Year. -
Commission to decide
on new 9-1-1 Center
4-11-08
The Blount County Commission will decide whether to grant approval to plans to build a new 9-1-1 center at the Sheriff’s Office training facility at its April 17 meeting. The commission, during its Thursday work session, unanimously voted to put the matter on the agenda. -
911 calls from discarded phones concern
state officials
2-23-08
Tennessee is trying to curb tens of thousand of bogus 911 calls coming from cell phones. -
Board OKs new radio system
2-15-08
In a called meeting on Thursday, the 9-1-1 board approved buying a new radio system due to a "critical" situation. -
Early morning chaos, icy roads
1-23-08
Icy roads spelled early morning chaos in Blount County on Tuesday as traffic slowed and accidents abounded.