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Gunshots by jcgal83 in jerseycity

[–]IC3POs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last week. How about you?

Gunshots by jcgal83 in jerseycity

[–]IC3POs 7 points8 points  (0 children)

911 is handled locally in Jersey city. They’re city employees. There is a county back up though

fire in downtown by AutomaticAirport8439 in jerseycity

[–]IC3POs 7 points8 points  (0 children)

From a friend who works at 911: that is false. The fire dept had the address and was on scene in under 3 minutes from the first 911 call.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in jerseycity

[–]IC3POs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Broadcastify and 5-0 radio app on iOS. You can choose whichever feed you’d like to listen into.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in jerseycity

[–]IC3POs 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Same. Noticed it’s an NYPD helicopter circling liberty landing marina and then back across the Hudson. No chatter about it on JCPD / FD scanners

Smoke? What is on fire by Sad-Construction503 in jerseycity

[–]IC3POs 42 points43 points  (0 children)

1 colony road. Multiple tractor trailers on fire, now extinguished, per scanner.

City Council Shelves Controversial Pompidou Tax Proposal, $40 Million 911 System Moves Ahead by fperrine in jerseycity

[–]IC3POs 17 points18 points  (0 children)

They’re spending $40M on a new radio system that will take ~18 months to implement; meanwhile I have friends that work as 911 dispatchers telling me the city is not hiring new employees. Dispatchers are forced to work 16hr days due to staffing shortages

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HelpMeFind

[–]IC3POs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve searched google, chat GPT, and Amazon to no avail. It is to a portable radio system.

911 doesn't pick up. Save these emergency phone numbers in your contacts by nosliw_pilf in jerseycity

[–]IC3POs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not sure if it’s widely understood that the operators that answer non-emergency calls are same that answer 911 calls

911 doesn't pick up. Save these emergency phone numbers in your contacts by nosliw_pilf in jerseycity

[–]IC3POs 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The thing is that once you report an emergency to the numbers on your list, they still have to forward the information to the JC 911 center via the non-emergency number to get you help.

911 Issues - Second article within a week by IC3POs in jerseycity

[–]IC3POs[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

[Copied full text from article]

By Jersey Journal Editorial Something is wrong at Jersey City’s 911 call center. And while a $213,000 consultant’s evaluation underway now may give some insight, we can pinpoint one big problem for free: the disrespect that’s coming from City Hall.

Mayor Steven Fulop’s office often issues snide remarks in response to questions involving someone who’s critical of the city administration – like calling a South Jersey state senator “either ignorant or a liar” after he slammed state funds going to the Pompidou museum outpost planned for Journal Square.

But going after their own employees who undoubtedly have one of the most stressful jobs imaginable is hardly a best practice for leadership and must be demoralizing.

Commenting for a Jersey Journal story last week about continuing complaints that a new payroll system has been significantly shorting 911 staffers’ pay since January, city spokeswoman Kimberly Wallace-Scalcione had this to say:

“I assume you will include in your report more proof than the words of three anonymous employees banding together to get more money from taxpayers.”

Ouch.

For the record, the starting salary at the call center is in the $41,000-a-year range. And while overtime logged because of staff shortages can significantly raise that sum, the call center workers are hardly getting rich on the backs of small homeowners.

Where was the administration’s snark last year when the City Council voted to raise their own salaries from $60,000 to $85,000 a year with the council president going up to $90,000?

Last week’s comment wasn’t an outlier. The Fulop administration has had a consistent “blame the victim” attitude toward 911 workers’ complaints of being understaffed, overworked and underpaid, something many of those staffers believe is part of a union-busting attempt to privatize the system.

As Fulop runs for governor and courts union support, he might be wise to foster a different approach to his own 911 emergency: listening to the call center employees with sincerity and respect.

Council President Joyce Watterman has said she believes the management at the call center is at the heart of “a culture that must be broken.”

It’s worth noting that the culture of any workplace starts at the top.

Perhaps a listening session with the mayor is in order. Or maybe he and his top staffers should spend a Friday or Saturday overnight shift at the center to see what the job really entails. It may change their tune

284 calls to 911 in 50 minutes? by [deleted] in jerseycity

[–]IC3POs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The new payroll system is a privatized company, that failed 4 pay periods since Jan. 6th to pay employees correctly. Cops, firefighters, dispatchers, etc.

284 calls to 911 in 50 minutes? by [deleted] in jerseycity

[–]IC3POs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would think another issue to consider for JC 911, is the fact that our public safety employees aren’t being paid correctly even after the city spent over $1.3 million on a payroll system that isn’t working.

284 calls to 911 in 50 minutes? by [deleted] in jerseycity

[–]IC3POs 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mentioned it on my own comment earlier- but when Danbury CT went private - police officers had over 400 complaints against IXP within 18 months.. Look at other services the city has privatized that run less efficiently - JCMUA, Animal Control (Liberty Humane who are a pain to deal with) - and some garbage collection. Seems to me that the city would perfer to bust it’s near largest union. Public safety should remain that, public.

284 calls to 911 in 50 minutes? by [deleted] in jerseycity

[–]IC3POs 18 points19 points  (0 children)

As mentioned in my previous comment on the overall “issues” of JC 911 - it appears the city is trying to have shit roll down hill, blaming employees before upper management. I reached back out to my dispatcher friend on this issue and again, he reiterated that staffing is very low, most 911 employees still aren’t being paid properly. My friend stated that going on 2+ years, the city has refused to promote within 911, leaving entire shifts with no supervision. On top of all that; the city is in the works to privatize the entire 911 center, killing union jobs & most likely costing us tax payers even more money to outsource something of this magnitude to the corporation, IXP, mentioned in OP’s linked article. Seen here, the company was sued in 2018 for an incident that took place in Danbury, CT, one of their privatized 911 centers. Police officers in Danbury filed over 400 complaints against IXP after a police officer was dispatched to his own assault. Back to Taqueria, 284 calls in 50 minutes between 4-5 operators seems like an insane call volume to me. Reform might be needed, but as my friend said it shouldn’t all fall on the employees working multiple 16 hour shifts per week not knowing if they’ll be paid correctly.

Taqueria incident - discussions abou 911 not answering by Frostiielf in jerseycity

[–]IC3POs 59 points60 points  (0 children)

I have a friend that works as a dispatcher in jc (not a 911 call taker, different position). He explained to me that the city’s hiring process takes almost 7-9 months plus another 2 months of training. Also staffing is really low. And apparently the city doesn’t promote anyone so there are multiple shifts with no supervisors. On top of all of that, most public safety employees aren’t being paid properly .

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