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Barbara Loveless Appointed Director of Operations

Chattanooga, TN, July 31, 2023: - At a special called meeting of the Board of Directors today, Barbara R. Loveless was confirmed as the new Director of Operations for the Hamilton County 9-1-1 Emergency Communications District. Loveless has over 17 years of experience in Emergency Communications as a Telecommunicator, Floor Supervisor and most recently as a Training & Quality Assurance Specialist. She is an Emergency Number Professional (ENP), a Registered Public Safety Leader (RPL), has completed the National Emergency Number Association’s Center Manager Certification Program (CMCP) in addition to numerous other Public Safety and Emergency Communications certifications.

Jeffery D. Carney Confirmed as Executive Director of the Hamilton County 9-1-1 Emergency Communications District

Chattanooga, TN, April 19, 2023: - The Board of Directors of the Hamilton County 9-1-1 Emergency Communications District voted in a special called meeting Wednesday to confirm Jeff Carney as Executive Director of the District, effective immediately. Carney has worked with the District for more than 30 years and has been serving as acting executive director when John Stuermer retired from that position last December

Hamilton County 9-1-1 Celebrates National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week

Chattanooga, TN, April 10, 2023: - The Hamilton County 9-1-1 Emergency Communications District is celebrating the second full week of April (April 9-15) as National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. This week, sponsored by the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials (APCO) International and celebrated annually, honors the thousands of men and women who respond to emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment, and render life-saving assistance to the world’s citizens.

2023 Executive Board meeting schedule for the Hamilton County 9-1-1 Emergency Communications District.

Chattanooga, TN, January 4, 2023: -
January 12
March 9
May 11
June 8
July 13
September 14
November 9
All meetings start promptly at 9:00 a.m.








 

Stuermer to Retire from the 9-1-1 Center

Chattanooga, TN, November 28, 2022: - John Stuermer, who has been the executive director of the Hamilton County 9-1-1 Emergency Communications District since 2004, has announced his intention to retire, effective December 13, 2022. The District’s Board of Directors chose the current operations director, Jeff Carney, to serve as acting executive director, starting December 1, 2022, while a search is conducted to select a permanent executive director.

Hamilton County 911 Telecommunicators Deploy to Florida

Chattanooga, TN, September 30, 2022: - A group of Hamilton County 911 Telecommunicators will be deploying to Naples, Florida today in response to a request for mutual aid assistance after the state was hit hard by Hurricane Ian. The six telecommunicators from Hamilton County 911 will be joined by 16 other telecommunicators from other counties in Tennessee.

Hamilton County Telecommunicators Win Top State Award

Chattanooga, TN, September 23, 2022: - At the annual Tennessee Emergency Numbers Association (TENA) conference in Murphreesboro, TN this week, telecommunicators with the Hamilton County 911 Emergency Communications District were awarded the “Dispatch Event of the Year” for the second and third shift teams.

Hamilton County 9-1-1 Unified Emergency Communications Center Provides Citizens with Community Feedback Service for 9-1-1 Calls

Chattanooga, TN, November 3, 2021: - Residents of Hamilton County will be some of the first in the state to use a new citizen satisfaction and feedback solution after a call for service to Hamilton County 9-1-1 Unified Emergency Communications Center.