by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 6, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
In last week’s Advocate, I said one good thing had resulted from the pandemic because changing circumstances influenced more public-safety agencies to join the FirstNet network. I was concerned about both wired and wireless networks encountering difficulties keeping up with the increased load of work-from-home and school-from-home programs that started in March. Since FirstNet (Built with AT&T) is the only network with dedicated spectrum for public-safety broadband, I concluded that FirstNet would have a decided advantage if there were network slowdowns or other disruptions on other networks…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 6, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
Public safety should retain control of its 50 MHz of 4.9 GHz spectrum—airwaves that the FCC is considering for at least some commercial use—through an allocation to the FirstNet Authority, according to the newly formed Public Safety Spectrum Alliance (PSSA).
“We’re concerned that public safety is going to lose spectrum that we might need,” Jeff Johnson, CEO of the Western Fire Chiefs Association and former vice chairman of the FirstNet Authority, said during an interview with IWCE’s Urgent Communications. “[The PSSA was] created to provide a voice to public safety, saying, ‘We think that the 4.9 GHz spectrum needs to remain with public safety’—that’s Position 1…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Volusia Sheriff’s Office Communications Center has successfully earned national accreditation – for the first time ever.
This award, secured after months of review and site assessment by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA), means our Communications Center is on the path to become one of the best in the country…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
America’s 9-1-1 professionals are coming together to demonstrate their continued commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, starting with the formation of a task force to examine these issues within NENA: The 9-1-1 Association and the greater 9-1-1 community.
NENA is accepting applications for its new Diversity & Inclusion Special Committee, which will explore how NENA, as an organization, and 9-1-1, as a public-safety service, can better support under-represented populations in this field…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 5, 2020 | Jobs
Shelby County Sheriff’s Department is hiring for a Communications Officer/911 Dispatcher. This position is full-time and comes with a complete benefits package including perf retirement. Hire-in hourly rate is $17.07 and will go up to $18.16+ at 1-year anniversary. Please view the posting and application at www.shelbycounty73.us (Click on the Human Resources link)…
