by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 15, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
About 4.9-GHz Spectrum
The 4.9-GHz band is 50 MHz of spectrum that was allocated to public safety in 2002 on the heels of the 9/11 attacks. This spectrum was set aside by the FCC Commissioners at the time to improve public-safety communications and address one of the major issues described in the 9/11 Commission Report. More than a year later, vendors were able to build WiFi-like equipment capable of operating in this band…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 15, 2020 | Jobs
Description
Receives and dispatches emergency and routine calls for police, fire, ambulance, and other emergency services by performing the following duties.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Receives and screens incoming calls for law enforcement, fire, medical, or other emergency services…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 14, 2020 | Jobs
Douglas County is currently looking to fill some very important jobs in public safety, the 911 dispatcher.
The job pays $19.60 – $21.48 per hour and is done at the Douglas County Emergency Management/Communication Center located in Superior.
As part of the application process, candidates will have to pass an entry-level audio-keyboarding exam, those who pass will be invited to a structured interview…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 14, 2020 | Comm Center News
BAY COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) — The Bay County Communications and Dispatch Center has some new faces and wagging tails, as a new program is bringing dogs on the staff as volunteers.
“They’ll be coming up here on a regular basis and they’ll just kind of rotate through and have a meet and greet with everybody,” said Brian Hardon, Bay County Emergency Management’s Communications Division Chief…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 14, 2020 | Comm Center News
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Friday that reclassifies dispatchers as first responders.
Assembly Bill 1945, which passed with bipartisan support last month, will change the classification of public safety dispatchers from administrative or clerical workers to first responders, according to a press release from the office of Assembly Member Rudy Salas, who introduced the bill…
