The Mobile County Communications District board voted 6-1 to suspend 911 director Charlie McNichol for 90 days without pay after his DUI arrest in Daphne, also revoking his county vehicle privileges and a prior pay raise.
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Mobile 911 Director Says Sharing COVID-19 Patient Addresses With Dispatchers Protects First Responders
The director of Mobile County’s 911 system says flagging the addresses of confirmed COVID-19 patients for dispatchers is meant to protect first responders, not violate patient privacy, as officials also work to contain a small virus cluster at Mobile Metro Jail.
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Mobile, Baldwin County 911 Centers Now Flag Homes of COVID-19 Patients for Responders
Mobile and Baldwin County 911 officials say they are flagging the addresses of confirmed COVID-19 patients in dispatch systems so police, firefighters and medics can take precautions, a practice its director defends despite privacy concerns.
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Mobile County 911 Director Pleads Guilty to Public Intoxication in Spanish Fort Case
Mobile County 911 Director Charlie McNichol pleaded guilty to public intoxication in Spanish Fort Municipal Court, nearly a year after his 2018 arrest, under a deal that could see the charge dismissed next spring.
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Mobile County 911 Director Not Charged With DUI After Spanish Fort Public Intoxication Arrest
Mobile County 911 Director Charlie McNichol was arrested for public intoxication after his county vehicle was found stopped on a Spanish Fort highway, but was not charged with DUI, and the 911 board says it has no plans to take action against him.
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Mobile County 911 Board Pledges to Buy EMA’s Aging McGregor Avenue Building
The Mobile County 911 Board has agreed to purchase the county EMA’s decades-old McGregor Avenue facility, a move meant to help finance a long-planned new Emergency Operations Center nearby.