by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 17, 2020 | Comm Center News
A Cincinnati 911 dispatcher has been suspended for allegedly failing to send help to a man suffering a stroke last month, according to reports.
City Manager Patrick Duhaney, in a Monday email to City Council, called the dispatcher’s supposed failure, “a serious neglect of duty,” Fox 19 reported.
“What took place on the night of January 12 is nothing short of a tragedy,” Duhaney wrote. “It’s unclear if the individual would have lived or died, but the actions of this call-taker undermined the possibility of a positive outcome in this situation…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 17, 2020 | Comm Center News
Providing for the safety and welfare is an essential focus of local government. Lee County’s Department of Public Safety, in partnership with the Lee County Sheriff’s Office and the Boca Grande Fire Department, provides these services to keep our community a pleasant place to live and visit, during blue skies and gray. An essential aspect of providing that service is the ability to communicate with other responders and communication centers, who take the calls for emergency assistance from 911…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 17, 2020 | Comm Center News
PRESS RELEASE: A critical emergency communications project launched this week in San Juan County. A collaboration between San Juan County, Fire and EMS agencies, the Sheriff’s Office and Public Works, the project gained strong support from residents across all islands when placed on the February 2020 ballot as a sales tax increase as a means of funding the improvements…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 17, 2020 | Comm Center News
August 1, 2020, marked the 15-year anniversary of Dispatch Supervisor Tessa Cupp as a 911 Dispatcher for the City of Coos Bay. During her time at the department, Cupp has served in numerous roles for the department including Dispatcher, Dispatch Supervisor, Dispatcher Training Officer, Certified Tactical Dispatcher, and the departments LEDS Representative. Additionally, Cupp has served on the NextGen 911 operations committee for the State of Oregon, managed the implementation of text to 911 to North Coos 911/Coos Bay Dispatch…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 17, 2020 | Comm Center News
Centralized training for future safety communications professionals will soon be a reality in Lake County.
Auburn Career Center recently launched a new Adult Workforce Education Public Safety Telecommunicator class as a component of the vocational school’s adult public safety programs that include Firefighter 1 & 2, Emergency Medical Technician, Paramedic, Public Safety Academy, Fire Inspector and more…
