by AllThingsECC.com | May 1, 2020 | Jobs
The BC RCMP 9-1-1 Police Dispatch Centre in Courtenay, BC, is hiring!
Imagine a job where your efforts make a difference every day, where you help people and help save lives. If you are passionate about serving your community and playing a unique and vital role in ensuring safer communities, this just may be the job for you!
9-1-1 Police Dispatchers serve as the critical link between citizens and the emergency help they require. They process emergency and non-emergency calls from the public and their role is to quickly prioritize and accurately process calls for service to ensure police and public safety, resulting in safer communities.
by AllThingsECC.com | May 1, 2020 | Articles
I’m very pleased to report that as you read this all of the town’s first responders from Fire, EMS, Police, and Dispatch are now working out of our brand new facility located next to Town Hall at 275 U.S, Route 1. As you may imagine there are hundreds of details and logistical challenges that go into a successful transition like this for a 24/7/365 operation like ours.
One of the most critical phases of the move was the transition of our Public Safety Communications Center. There are dozens of components that needed to move as many of…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 30, 2020 | Comm Center News
OTTAWA COUNTY — Ottawa County’s first responders, law enforcement and other public safety officials are celebrating the installation and rollout of a brand-new, $14.2 million radio communications system for the county.
Public safety agencies in the county made the switch earlier this year to the new 800 megahertz system. The system became fully operational in February…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 30, 2020 | Comm Center News
The action recently taken by an Idaho State Police dispatch supervisor which helped locate a missing Magic Valley teenage girl “ … made the difference between this girl being returned to her family and being abducted by people who could have caused her harm,” said ISP Colonel Kedrick Wills.
When a 14-year-old girl was reported missing on Thursday, April 16th from the Rupert area, an Idaho State Police Regional Communications Supervisor’s attention to detail and quick action made the difference, authorities said…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 30, 2020 | Comm Center News
Philadelphians make over two million 911 calls every year, received by more than 200 police dispatchers and 43 fire dispatchers. The calls, which can range in urgency from minor traffic accidents to significant public safety incidents, require a swift response from dispatchers who say they are overworked and understaffed.
There are more than thirty vacant dispatch positions in Philadelphia, so dispatchers need to take more calls and volunteer for overtime shifts to keep up with call volume. When the list of volunteers for overtime is exhausted, dispatchers are required to work mandatory overtime…
