by Cherie Bartram | Nov 10, 2026 | Equature 911 Blog
Somewhere right now, a dispatcher is keying up on the radio. Somewhere a unit is responding. Somewhere a citizen is being helped because two professionals on opposite ends of a radio knew exactly what to say and how to say it. This is an article about that. It is also...
by Cherie Bartram | Oct 13, 2026 | Equature 911 Blog
did not start my career in 911. There was no 911 yet. I started by answering emergency calls at a time when doing so was considered useful not only because someone needed to respond to emergencies, but because it gave police agencies something else they badly needed:...
by Equature Press | Sep 8, 2026 | Equature 911 Blog
As states across the country continue their transition to Next Generation 911 (NG911), one of the most critical — and often underappreciated — components of that journey is Geographic Information System (GIS) data. A recent 911 committee meeting highlighted just how...
by Ram Natraj | Aug 11, 2026 | Equature 911 Blog
A resource for public safety professionals, supervisors, and agency leadership When I was a director, my dispatchers came to me with a request. They wanted a comfort animal in the center — a dog, a cat, maybe even a fish tank full of fish. They were passionate about...
by Equature Press | Jul 14, 2026 | Equature 911 Blog
Thinking About Moving from Dispatcher to Supervisor? Let’s Talk. This topic gets a ton of attention. So much attention, in fact, that we dedicated three whole podcasts to it! In our first episode, we broke down what makes dispatchers and supervisors different, and the...
by Cherie Bartram | Jun 16, 2026 | Equature 911 Blog
Leesa Ferrell works at Equature and sends out amazing reminders to the staff each week to keep us grounded and focused. She sent out an email about being our own unreliable narrators in our own lives recently and I was captivated. I decided to pass the story on with...
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