by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 23, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Tiffany Perry, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority
One of our nation’s oldest military branches and the nation’s premier maritime first responder, the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) plays an essential role in maintaining the safety and security of our nation’s coasts, ports, and waterways. USCG professionals provide maritime support to communities in emergency situations, ensure safe and lawful commerce, interdict illegal drugs, protect the maritime environment, perform daring search and rescue (SAR) missions for those in distress, and place themselves on the front lines during hurricane season. The Coast Guard’s mission-ready workforce of more than 56,000 active duty, reserve, and civilian members tirelessly works to strengthen our nation and protect our communities. True to their motto, Semper Paratus, the USCG is always ready with FirstNet.
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by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 22, 2020 | Comm Center News
Cincinnati, OH – The Planned Parenthood abortion facility in Cincinnati, Ohio, certainly wanted paramedics on the scene during a recent medical emergency there, but refused to let the 911 dispatcher or paramedics to know why.
In fact, when the dispatcher began to ask questions that would have helped paramedics be better prepared to quickly help the woman experiencing the emergency, the Planned Parenthood caller hung up on her…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 22, 2020 | Comm Center News
A couple of Bossier Sheriff’s Office dispatchers departed Bossier Parish Wednesday to help with emergency communications in southern Alabama with the disaster of Hurricane Sally.
Lt. Amy Pope, BSO Communications SupervisorLt. Amy Pope, supervisor of communications, and Dispatcher Jake Little are part of a statewide team of eight dispatchers with the Louisiana Telecommunications Emergency Response Team (LA-TERT) deployed to Baldwin County, Alabama at the Baldwin County 9-1-1 center…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 21, 2020 | Comm Center News
SALEM, Ore. – Dennis Schlies labored the Sept. 7 night time shift for METCOM 911, the dispatch coronary heart that handles emergency requires the Santiam Canyon in Oregon. So he knew.
He knew before his boss delivered the info by mobile phone, and before a colleague’s husband snapped nothing-but-rubble pictures.
He knew when he took seemingly essentially the most first calls only a few hasty-spreading fire sparked by downed vitality traces shut to an elementary school, the positioning of an incident philosophize put up for the Beachie Creek Hearth…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 20, 2020 | Comm Center News
HOOVER, Ala. (WIAT) — It’s not just police and fire that have been deployed to help those recovering from Hurricane Sally. Sunday, the city of Hoover deployed a small team of 911 dispatchers to help in the relief efforts.
Two Hoover 911 dispatchers are en route to Baldwin County and will work in Spanish Fort. The two will dispatch law enforcement officers as calls come in…
