by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 11, 2023 | Comm Center News
9-1-1 serves at the nexus of public safety communications—which is why the 9-1-1 community has always been important to our work at the FirstNet Authority.
A prominent leader in the 9-1-1 community—Renee Gordon, Director of the Emergency Communications Center (ECC) in the City of Alexandria, Virginia—recently joined the FirstNet Authority Board. Renee has led some particularly innovative efforts in remote 9-1-1 operations and in regionalizing ECCs. We asked Renee about the current and future state of 9-1-1, the role of FirstNet in the ECC, and her priorities while serving on the FirstNet Authority Board.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 7, 2023 | Comm Center News
A scandal is unfolding at the Bexar County Sheriffs Office involving sexually explicit text messages which could involve as many as seven law enforcement officers and a married dispatcher. The dispatcher, a sergeant and one deputy are already facing proposed termination.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 6, 2023 | Comm Center News
Dispatch officers are used to getting all types of calls, ranging anywhere from a car crash to a house fire.
However, if you ask anyone of them who worked on Monday, March 27, that day will never compare to anything they have ever experienced.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 5, 2023 | Comm Center News
A dispatcher with the Austin Police Department was able to lead officers to the scene of a homicide by using the sound of the officer’s voices becoming louder on a 911 call, according to a Travis County murder affidavit.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 3, 2023 | Comm Center News
Governor Josh Shapiro wants to invest in Pennsylvania’s 9-1-1 emergency dispatch system, firefighters, and emergency medical services (EMS) providers. The Governor’s budget would invest over $50 million in county 9-1-1 systems and devote $36 million for equipment, training, and staffing needs for firefighters and EMS providers.
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