by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
June 23 Webinar to Highlight Best Practices in Dispatching Citizen Response to Sudden Cardiac Arrest
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah—Emergency medical dispatchers across North America can now quickly direct 911 callers during time-critical cardiac emergencies to the closest automated external defibrillator (AED), thanks to the implementation of an AED geolocation plan by Priority Dispatch and the PulsePoint Foundation. The partnership between Priority Dispatch and PulsePoint allows 911 dispatchers to inform callers of the location of AEDs while using existing medical dispatch protocols within Priority Dispatch’s ProQA® software, with no changes to workflow—saving critical time during life-threatening emergencies…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
Each June, a new NENA Board of Directors is sworn in to help lead the association?s mission to improve 9-1-1 through research, standards development, training, education, outreach, and advocacy. Because the NENA 2020 Conference & Expo was moved from June to September, this year’s board installation ceremony will be conducted via Zoom…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2020 | Comm Center News
Santa Monica City Council voted Tuesday to begin the process of reforming the Santa Monica Police Department and reallocating some department funding to crime prevention programs.
Residents and business owners have criticized the department’s approach to a May 31 protest against police violence in downtown Santa Monica, saying SMPD focused on confronting peaceful protesters rather than stopping the looting, vandalism and arson happening a few blocks away. As of Wednesday morning, nearly 60,000 people had signed a petition asking the city to fire Police Chief Cynthia Renaud…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2020 | Comm Center News, Report
US authorities will investigate interference in police radio communication, government websites and networks used by law enforcement and other government officials during protests over the death of George Floyd, an African-American man, who died in police custody at the hands of a white officer. Authorities did not provide any information on who was behind these disruptions or the way they were carried out, but said they were concerned about the hacking of police communication.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 11, 2020 | Jobs
The Police Dispatcher is responsible for maintaining effective and efficient communication between the university law enforcement headquarters, university police officers, outside emergency and law enforcement agencies, and the public. The Dispatcher is responsible for establishing priorities for all calls for service, dispatching calls via radio, coordinating field personnel and radio traffic, maintaining status of all units, disposing of all incidents, and handling requests for service from field units. Receives and records information quickly and accurately from complaints, requests, and signals from a variety of communication…
