“Finding people to work on Michigan's first responder frontlines is harder than it has ever been, according to veterans in the emergency service industry,” this ABC news source reports. Many contributing factors are outside the control of fire and EMS…

The Brookfield Police Department, serving the City of Brookfield, Wisconsin, currently has approximately 70 sworn officers working on three shifts. The city, located in Waukesha County, has a population of over 39,000 and is part of the Milwaukee metropolitan area. …

About Vector Solutions Vector Solutions is the leading provider of award-winning, intelligent SaaS solutions. Vector LiveSafe, a Vector Solutions risk management offering, is the leading mobile platform for two-way safety and security communications, emergency notifications, and community-sourced risk intelligence. The…

Flower Mound, Texas is a growing community of approximately 80,000 residents, located 28 miles northwest of Dallas and 15 minutes from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. In addition to responding to the normal calls one can expect to receive in a…

In Mishawaka, Indiana, the St. Joseph 911 Consolidated Communications Center is a 911-enhanced full-service center and the 9-1-1 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) for St. Joseph County, dispatching for police, fire, and EMS. Consolidated since 2014, the now larger center,…

Vector Solutions is excited to announce the addition of 9 online training courses to our Vector LMS, TargetSolutions Edition course offerings. These courses range in topics such as Human Resources, COVID-19 training, OSHA, and facility management and maintenance. All courses…

The Bellingham Police Department serves 90,000+ residents in the roughly 30 square miles of the coastal city of Bellingham, which is located about twenty miles from the Canadian border and 90 miles from Seattle in Washington. Like many law enforcement…

The Village of Buffalo Grove, IL, Fire Department—located in a suburb north of Chicago had a large group of personnel retire around the same time, which created some issues and some opportunities. Anyone who has served in the fire service…

You have to stay organized when you have over 500 firefighters, EMTs, and administrative staff supporting and providing emergency fire and medical coverage for an 8,000+ square mile jurisdiction. Serving roughly 500,000 citizens in 41 communities, responding to 87,000+ annual…