by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 4, 2025 | Comm Center News
Columbia County Sheriff Leroy Martin said if changes aren’t made to increase the eight dispatcher’s salaries for the county, the situation could become a crisis.
Martin spoke to the Columbia County Quorum Court Budget Committee recently, saying that increasing dispatchers’ salaries is imperative to law enforcement in Columbia County, he said.
“It’s going to be a crisis, you can’t wait until you can see it coming down the road,” Martin said.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 4, 2025 | Comm Center News
On Monday, Nov. 3, the Commission approved an agreement with the Communications Workers of America (CWA) to provide dispatchers a temporary retention payment as an incentive for experienced personnel to stay until the pay increase begins, while they continue to address the staffing shortage.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 30, 2025 | Comm Center News
Medford Fire Chief Eric Thompson said the agreement with PSTC resolved difficult communications challenges facing the city’s public-safety LMR network, the water commission’s radio system, and coverage gaps realized by subscribers of FirstNet, which is built and operated by cellular carrier AT&T.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 18, 2025 | Comm Center News
I want to focus on where we’re headed: the technology shaping the future of 911, the challenges that come with it, and how our community can help keep the system strong. Because while 911 has come a long way since its beginnings in 1968, its future depends not only on technology and budgets, but also on the people it serves.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Oct 10, 2025 | Comm Center News
The Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate has established a new laboratory to ensure Next Generation 911 systems work seamlessly across jurisdictions and technology providers, Federal News Network reported. The initiative aims to prevent communication breakdowns as states and localities transition from analog infrastructure to modern, internet protocol-based emergency networks.
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