by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 19, 2020 | Comm Center News
Atlanta police officers walked off the job last night in protest of charges brought against two officers in the Rayshard Brooks case. Brooks was killed by police at an Atlanta-area Wendy’s while they were attempting to take him into custody for driving while impaired. Brooks wrestled the officers, manage to gain control of one of their ‘ taser-weapons and fired it at an officer while attempting to flee the scene.
“At one point while listening to the scanner I heard a dispatcher ask, ‘Is anyone out there?’” Grace says. “After that it was total silence. No one was out there. You could have heard it for yourself just by listening…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 19, 2020 | Comm Center News
ROBERTSDALE, Ala. (WKRG) — By the looks of his retirement party, you might think Chuck McKinley is royalty. He is retiring after 25 years of being that behind the scenes voice that answers a call for help. “25 years of wonderful service with some of the greatest people in the world, these 911 dispatchers.”
t was a royal send-off, complete with a robe, a crown and and a total surprise. Fire departments and…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 18, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Office of Emergency Communications (OEC) awarded 24 grant projects totaling $2.1 million in federal funding to local public safety answering points (PSAPs) across Wisconsin. Funding will be used for various projects related to the upgrade/replacement of existing end of life equipment to be NextGen9-1-1 capable. A summary of the grant awards is detailed below.
In August 2019, Wisconsin was awarded $2.9 million in federal grant funding by the U.S. Department of Transportation and U.S. Department of Commerce for the purpose of advancing NextGen9-1-1 …
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 18, 2020 | Jobs
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We are the pre-eminent provider of 9-1-1 technology solutions for traditional phone companies, wireless carriers, satellite and cable operators, VoIP service providers, and public safety and government agencies. Public safety answering points (PSAPs) across the U.S. and Canada rely on our capability for accurate, state of the art 9-1-1 voice, data and call…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 18, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
The National Council of Statewide Interoperability Coordinators, SAFECOM and the Federal Partnership for Interoperable Communications have released a fact sheet to help law enforcement and public safety agencies manage encryption keys in order to protect voice communications from unauthorized personnel.
The Encryption Key Management Fact Sheet provides information on how public safety agencies can manage cryptographic keys and reasons why agencies should encrypt land mobile radio systems, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Friday…
