by AllThingsECC.com | May 7, 2020 | Comm Center News
WILSON COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — We have an update to a story we shared with you Wednesday after Wilson County dispatch received a number of calls from people in Davidson County during Sunday’s deadly storm.
Many complained that both emergency lines and non-emergency lines were busy. A flaw News 2 was told has since been fixed.
“It is possible to call 911 and get a busy signal,” said Stephen Martini, Director of Metro Nashville…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 7, 2020 | Comm Center News
Nikima Thompson died Monday after a long battle with the coronavirus. Thompson who lived in Boca Raton, worked as a dispatcher for the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony, Thompson is the first police dispatcher to lose her life in the line of duty in Florida. The Sheriff’s Department said they wanted to honor the 911 dispatcher like they would any fallen safety professional. The 41-year-old had worked for the sheriff’s department…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 7, 2020 | Articles
The past year has brought more innovation, technology, and open lines of communication to public safety than ever before. We have seen the NextGen911 initiative gain traction and some states deploy emergency communications technologies in every public school. However, the influx of 911 calls that were made at the beginning of the coronavirus outbreak clearly displayed how strained and outdated systems truly are. Despite the progress we’ve made, the COVID-19 pandemic is proving time and again that we still have work to do to upgrade emergency communications.
by AllThingsECC.com | May 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
Friends and family of an NYPD dispatcher surprised her with a drive-by baby shower at her home in Brooklyn on Saturday. Amina Piprawala and her boyfriend are expecting their first child, a baby boy, on June 2. She said she didn’t expect to have a baby shower this weekend because of the coronavirus pandemic…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 6, 2020 | Comm Center News
When the 1918 influenza pandemic swept across Virginia, communication tools and emergency services naturally were primitive compared to today.
Fifty years later, the first U.S. 9-1-1 call was made in Alabama. Despite the growth of cellphones, the availability of emergency text messaging in our region and other improvements, recent reports suggest concerning trends in our emergency services system…
