One Of Those Responsible For Bringing 911 To Putnam Stepping Down
One of the men responsible for bringing 911 to Putnam County said it’s simply time to retire. Jerry Abston is a 30-year Putnam law enforcement veteran. He is closing out his career of public service by stepping away from the county’s 911 Board. Abston said while advocating to bring 911 into Putnam in the 1980s, […]
Putnam County 911 Urges Citizens To Not Call For Non-Emergencies On Holiday Weekend
Putnam County’s 911 service urges people not to call for non-emergencies over the 4th of July Weekend. Assistant Director Josh Womack said there is often an uptick in non-emergency 911 calls around the holiday. He said people often call 911 just to ask questions and get information about local celebrations. “We get several calls ranging […]
Putnam 911 Receiving Reports Of Verizon Outage
Putnam County 911 said it has received several reports of a Verizon Wireless outage in the area. At this time, other carriers affected are unknown and there is no known cause reported to Tennessee 911 carriers. 911 calls are not impacted if a reliable signal is available to a subscriber phone. Putnam 911 asks to […]
Putnam 911 Utilizes what3words, Emergency Rescue Locator App
Putnam County 911 has started utilizing new technology to help locate people in emergencies. What3words is an app that divides the world into a series of 57 trillion, ten by ten squares. Instead of using GPS coordinates for locations, each square has a series of three words unique to that location. Putnam 911 PIO Josh […]
Putnam 911 System Speeding Up Dispatch Process
Putnam County’s new 911 system has sped up the process for connecting callers to responders. 911 Director Penny Foister said it has been a smooth transition over the last three months, with only a few speed bumps. Foister said the biggest benefit is they can now connect callers to responders who used to be more […]
