Pennington County, MN is installing Carbyne, live video streaming technology, for 911 dispatchers

Pennington County, MN installing new tech for 911 dispatch

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The Pennington County Sheriff's Office is installing video chat technology, Carbyne, to enable callers to live steam video with 911 dispatchers. This project will help 911 dispatchers make more effective decisions and prepare first responders for specific emergencies.

Video Streaming Emergency Preparedness Emergency Services

Pennington County, MN

County in Minnesota

United States

Governments Involved

Fayette County, GA

United States

Ocean County, NJ

United States

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| Carbyne

Carbyne is a Next Generation Call Handling platform (NG911), leading the most advanced public safety technology for emergency centers

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Newsworthy

NW Minn. county first in state to use video chat for 911 calls | MPR News

When the technology goes live later this month, Pennington County dispatchers will be able to activate a caller’s cellphone camera. Sheriff Ray Kuznia says it’s the future.

Pennington County will be first in Minnesota to use 911 video | News | The Mighty 790 KFGO

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) - A county in northwest Minnesota is about to become the first in the state to let cellphone callers stream live video and audio to dispatchers when they call 911 for help. Pe...

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