by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 15, 2023 | Comm Center News
After a nationwide assessment of 200-plus applicants, the Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials International (APCO International) has chosen Melvin (Mel) Maier as its new executive director. Maier was already on staff as APCO’s chief technology officer, and brings more than 33 years’ worth of public safety experience to APCO’s top job. He has also been vice chair of the FirstNet Public Safety Advisory Committee, chair of the Funding and Sustainment Committee at SAFECOM, and a founding member/current chair of the Next Generation 9-1-1 Coalition.
AllThingsFirstNet.com (AFTN) got in contact with Maier to find out about his plans for APCO International. Here’s what he had to tell us.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 13, 2023 | Comm Center News
Both firefighters and dispatchers certainly deserve to get a pay raise. Firefighters are ready to charge into a burning house to save someone at the drop of a hat. Several county firefighters are also paramedics, so they are usually the first people you will be there to help you in a medical emergency.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 3, 2023 | Comm Center News
When a Florida deputy was dispatched to a home for a 911 call on Wednesday, he found himself in the midst of a great lesson — and an even more heartwarming incident.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 31, 2023 | Comm Center News
Denver’s testing a new technology that would allow 911 operators to see emergencies live. Callers can stream live video from their cell phones and send it directly to emergency call takers.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 26, 2023 | Comm Center News
ALLEJO – The Vallejo City Council voted Tuesday to install new portable buildings next to the current police headquarters to house the city’s emergency dispatch center instead of the location that city staff had previously selected at the waterfront police building.
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