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Yahoo
16-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
New mobile command center set to transform 911 in Kansas
SALINA, Kan. (KSNW) — The Kansas 911 Coordinating Council rolled out an emergency mobile dispatch center, calling it a game-changer for emergency response in the Sunflower State. The state-of-the-art mobile unit is designed to support 911 dispatchers, a concept that began in 2021 to address the shortage of 911 training across the state. Council officials say the unit will provide operational assistance wherever needed. Backyard 'rattlesnake' turns out to be drama-loving bull snake 'I represent the Kiowa County where the Greensburg Tornado occurred, and that was one of the things that they needed to have,' said Rep. Kyle Hoffman, House Assistant Majority Leader (R). A mobile dispatch center can replace a 911 center when a natural disaster strikes '…and either provide them additional seats to take overflow or surge calls or to replace their 911 center,' said Scott Eckberg, who is a technical support specialist for the Kansas 911 coordinating council. It can be driven to any emergency site across Kansas. 'This emergency mobile dispatch and training center has the ability to connect to any of those public safety answering points or 911 centers anywhere in the state,' said Eckberg. Providing 911 centers with additional seats to take overflow calls. 'Take care of our own,' said Haskell County Sheriff Troy Briggs. 'We take them to a system that's customized for the state of Kansas, it was built for us, we're the first one out. This type of system that we are now. We can do that training that is consistent with how our system is set up in Kansas.' The primary function is to provide hands-on training for rural centers. 'So if we can take the training to them, and make it a half-day event rather than a day to travel back, then to travel back than a half day to train it will make it much easier to provide good training,' said Eckberg. The mobile command center will be housed in Great Bend for now. Helping those who answer the call, every day. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
First day of NFL Draft to bring showers in the morning, mild temperatures
Since the Green Bay Packers were named host of the 2025 draft there's been one question: how will Wisconsin's finnicky April weather welcome the NFL? Not that bad, it turns out. While thunderstorm and showers are possible the early morning of April 24, the National Weather Service's Green Bay Office forecasts the opening day of the draft to be nice as temperatures could reach up to 62 degrees and a light breeze of up to 10 miles per hour is expected. Advertisement "Looks like there's a chance of rain this morning... then it should dry out," said Roy Eckberg, a meteorologist at NWS's Green Bay office. April 24's chance of precipitation sits at 30%, according to the NWS. While the opening day of the draft will be welcoming to attendees, April 25 could be less pleasant. A blustering wind is going to add a chill to the day, with highs dropping to the 50s, Eckberg said. Rain was likely after 5 a.m. on April 25, he said. That day's rain is expected to last most of morning, before tapering off in the early to mid-afternoon. "Right now, it looks like going to be a little cooler than usual," he said of April 25. "It's going to be breezy and cool." Advertisement Outside of rain and higher-than-usual traffic, Eckberg said people driving to and from Green Bay for the draft shouldn't have concern. The rest of the weekend should be dry, according to the NWS forecast. April 26 is forecast with a high of 58 degrees and April 27 has a high of 63 degrees. Draft events will only be postponed in the case of extreme weather that threatens public safety. Information for fans will be available on pushed out via the NFL OnePass app and announced over the PA system on-site. Wisconsin weather radar Wisconsin weather warnings This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Day 1 of NFL Draft to bring showers in the morning, mild temperatures
