by AllThingsECC.com | May 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
An entire wall at the Emporia Police Department has been dedicated to those law enforcement officers who have given their lives to serving the public.
In honor of National Police Week, the Lyon County Emergency Communications Center events committee went above and beyond to honor those officers who have fallen in the line of duty. Over 100 pictures and names of officers from across the state of Kansas currently adorn the wall according to Lyon County Emergency Communications Director Roxanne Van Gundy…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 12, 2020 | Comm Center News
Piatt and DeWitt County dispatch centers use each other as backups, but it is becoming clear that a third option may also be needed.
That was what Piatt County 9-1-1 Director Tim Furman told the Emergency Telephone System Board on May 4. He said the idea arose out of April 8 storms that caused telephone and power outages, and the fact that DeWitt County is a backup for both Piatt and Logan County emergency calls…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 11, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
By Lori Stone, Senior Public Safety Advisor, First Responder Network Authority
The Nation’s 9-1-1 professionals are on the on the front lines of emergencies every day and play a vital role in keeping our communities safe and secure. As they take calls and gather essential information to determine a situation’s severity, public safety telecommunicators are using the FirstNet network to support innovative approaches to 9-1-1 and dispatch.
The nationwide network is built in public private partnership between the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet Authority) and AT&T. It provides a dedicated, secure and reliable connection for public safety for everyday operations or emergency communications. READ MORE
by AllThingsECC.com | May 8, 2020 | Comm Center News
| NENA is proud to publish How 9-1-1 Is Changing in a COVID-19 World, the second paper in NENA’s 9-1-1 & COVID-19 report series. These reports are designed to inform public-safety stakeholders, policymakers, and the public about how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting 9-1-1 operations, technology, and personnel.
This report, based on 500 survey responses from 9-1-1 professionals across 44 states and territories, builds upon insights from our initial report published on April 3, 2020. For example, the first survey asked respondents… |
by AllThingsECC.com | May 8, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Kewaunee County 9-1-1 emergency dispatch service will get a long-overdue upgrade with the help of a federal grant.
The County Board last week approved an $83,555.20 transfer to provide a 40% match for a $125,332.80 grant from the federally funded Wisconsin NextGen 9-1-1 Reimbursement Grant Program.
“We are woefully at our end of life in our 9-1-1,” Sheriff Matt Joski told supervisors…
