The West Virginia University Extension Fire Service is bringing crucial training to first responders in the region with the Hybrid Electric Vehicle Training Educator (HEVTE). The HEVTE is a heavily modified hybrid vehicle used to demonstrate proper safety protocol for first responders in ...
MORGANTOWN — MECCA 911 Director Jim Smith said the state intends to troubleshoot local components of its Statewide Interoperable Radio Network (SIRN) with a particular focus on its effectiveness in western Monongalia County. Smith offered the update during Wednesday’s regular ...
Students at Westwood Middle School got to take a deeper look at the impact of Sept. 11, 2001, and the importance of first responders in the community on Monday during the school’s 9/11 Remembrance and First Responder Appreciation Day. The event was held to commemorate and memorialize the ...
Five-year-old Sophia Richards loves to support police officers and other first responders. Since the summer of 2020, she has visited various police and fire departments throughout her home state of Illinois to show her appreciation for everything they do. On a recent trip to ...
Thanking businesses for supporting festival As a volunteer of The West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival, I would like to thank the many Monongalia County and Marion County businesses that supported the festival by allowing me to hang posters in their windows and pamphlets in their ...
Their faces are never seen, but their voices are always heard. When you are panicking, they remain calm. They are the unseen heroes of first-responder agencies, the telecommunicators. Public safety telecommunicators, sometimes known as emergency dispatchers, are being recognized this ...