by Rachel Meinke | Oct 9, 2012 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety, Transportation
The scorching summer heat has finally begun to fade and fall weather has added a crisp breath of air as we begin our morning commutes. Deciding to brave the cool early-autumn morning without a jacket spurs thoughts of the unavoidable colder months yet to come, and...
by Rachel Meinke | Oct 3, 2012 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety, Transportation
Incident-related congestion contributes to 60% of all roadway congestion in the Central Oklahoma area. In an effort to promote safer roadways, we have joined with first responders and state transportation agencies to form a committee to address incident management in...
by Rachel Meinke | Jun 28, 2010 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcFPU5-S_oE]On the morning of the great flood of 2010, rather, the “significant rain event” as our Water Resources Director John Harrington calls it, our staff hosted a team of leaders and administrators from all around the...
by Rachel Meinke | Apr 19, 2010 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety
Carolyn White Originally uploaded by CentralOK ACOG’s 9-1-1 database manager, Carolyn White, is retiring after 30 years serving Central Oklahoma. We’re having a retirement party for her on Friday, April 30, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. If you knew and worked...
by Rachel Meinke | Apr 14, 2010 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety
Sydney Myers, Nichols Hills Dispatcher Originally uploaded by CentralOK Sydney Myers, of the Nichols Hills Police Department, was honored as 9-1-1 ACOG’s Dispatcher of the Year during an awards ceremony in April that coincided with National Public Safety...
by Rachel Meinke | Mar 11, 2010 | 9-1-1 & Public Safety
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7r946astHA]KWTV-9 called us on March 9 to find out more about the region’s 9-1-1 system, and how it works with wireless, mobile phones. Reporter Kirsten McIntyre interviewed 9-1-1 Director Steve Willoughby about the...
