by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 13, 2025 | Comm Center News
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – The Fairbanks City Council voted unanimously on Monday night to continue offering hiring incentives for the Fairbanks Emergency Communications Center (FECC) and the Fairbanks Police Department (FPD).
The incentive program was first put in place in 2019 and was renewed in December 2022 but lapsed on Dec. 31, 2024.
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 13, 2025 | Comm Center News
City wants to offset municipal code enforcement costs
The relationship between the city of Durango and La Plata County has languished under a pile of unsigned, redlined contracts.
In response to what city officials say is the county’s failure to negotiate a contract allowing the city to use the county jail in a timely manner, the city has struck up a more aggressive posture toward the county regarding the use of the Durango Emergency Communications Center. The two governments have long sought, but still don’t have, a formal contract laying out the financial obligations of the county for 911 dispatch services.
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 8, 2025 | Comm Center News
A nearly 20-year emergency communications veteran is being recognized for their service and dedication to the profession nationally.
Lyon County Emergency Communications Center Director Roxanne VanGundy announced via a news release Friday that Sarah Jensen has been selected to receive the 2025 NG911 Institute Public Safety Professional of the Year award.
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 4, 2025 | Comm Center News
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – A resolution to approve a mutual aid agreement between Metro Nashville and the Fairfax County Department of Public Safety Communications (Virginia) is up for discussion during Tuesday night’s Metro Council meeting.
The resolution aims to approve the intergovernmental aid agreement between the two government bodies in the event of a major network disaster.
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 4, 2025 | Comm Center News
PATERSON — The building on Pennsylvania Avenue where the city is spending more than $10 million to create a new emergency communications center sits within a federal flood risk area, Mayor Andre Sayegh announced recently.
Sayegh said in a public notice issued on Jan. 22 that city officials would evaluate alternatives to putting the facility on the property designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as being in a floodplain.