by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 16, 2022 | Comm Center News
Some experts worry that expanding access, without proper education, could increase the number of calls to an already burdened system.
By adding satellite SOS to its newest phones, Apple is taking what was a niche safety feature and offering it to millions of iPhone 14 owners. They can use it to reach emergency services in everything from natural disasters and wilderness adventures to smaller incidents that happen to be far away from cell towers. It has the potential to save lives, but also gives people power that emergency responders hope they use carefully.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 12, 2022 | Comm Center News
Being a sheriff’s office emergency communications officer (dispatcher) handling the 911 calls, dispatching for all the first responders in Boundary County including law enforcement, fire and ambulance is both a challenging and rewarding career.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 11, 2022 | Comm Center News
(Nov. 10, 2022) The City of Reno and Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority (RTAA) announce the official transition to a new consolidated dispatch services agreement that will lead to faster emergency response times at Reno-Tahoe International Airport and Reno-Stead Airport. The transition took effect on November 1, 2022.
It is important for residents and visitors to know that Reno Public Safety Dispatch will still be the first point of contact for all 911 calls in Reno.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 9, 2022 | Comm Center News
Zach is a dispatch supervisor in Tompkins County’s Emergency Communications Center and was recently named the 2022 Dispatcher of the Year by the APCO (Association of Public Safety Communications Officials) Atlantic Chapter. He was presented with the award this past week at the group’s fall conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 9, 2022 | Comm Center News
On September 1, the state of Pennsylvania awarded Mission Critical Partners (MCP) a contract to support the deployment of Next Generation 911 (NG911) service statewide. NG911 service will propel the state into a new age of emergency communications for generations to come.
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