by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 3, 2024 | Comm Center News
Within the past 13 years, there has only been one time that the La Vergne emergency communications center was fully staffed. Police said that did not last long. As of publication, the communications center only has seven people on staff. Additionally, there is a shallow pool of qualified applicants and it takes time to train newcomers.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 3, 2024 | Comm Center News
Palmer’s council voted to fully fund the city’s emergency services call center at its Nov. 26 meeting, bringing the center’s staff back to six dispatchers and
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 28, 2024 | Comm Center News
The consolidation of 911 dispatch centers across the state is quickly approaching a deadline.
The Arkansas legislature passed the Public Safety Act of 2019 which mandates the 911 call centers receiving state funds shrink by over 30%. Specifically, the Arkansas 911 Board settled on consolidating the 114 dispatch centers to 79 by Jan. 1, 2025.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 17, 2024 | Comm Center News
A change in state law approved earlier this year complicated hiring for 911 dispatch centers, and state 911 officials are hoping legislators will address the issue in the coming legislative session.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 16, 2024 | Comm Center News
She’s been a Fayette County 911 dispatcher and unsung hero for the past six years. When Bertha Blankenship took the call that her husband fell ill in 2022 it hit home and she decided to write a book about her dispatching experience.
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