by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 17, 2020 | Articles
In order to show gratitude to and in direct support of the vital services that everyone around the world heavily relies on during the COVID-19 emergency, Omnitronics offers FREE use of the RediTALK-Flex Dispatch software for 90 days to organizations working in or supporting essential services.
“I feel that giving our strained frontline organizations access to much-needed additional resources is our duty as a company operating in this industry”, states Omnitronics CEO John Florenca…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 17, 2020 | Articles
The NG9-1-1 Interoperability Oversight Commission (NIOC) is proud to announce an RFP award to tech companies Eonti and DigiCert to operate the PSAP Credentialing Agency (PCA). This is a key element in building greater trust and interoperability in Next Generation 9-1-1 (NG9-1-1) systems. The award is a significant milestone in establishing a Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for NG9-1-1, as required by the prevailing standards for NG9-1-1 and recommended by other leading groups including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Task Force on Optimal PSAP Architecture (TFOPA)…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 17, 2020 | Comm Center News
Before you see the lights or hear the sirens of your first responders, you most likely have already interacted with the first first-responders.
Each time the residents of Walla Walla County call the 911 center (which, by the way, was over 85,000 times in 2019), the call is answered by the dedicated professionals of the Walla Walla Emergency Services Communications Center…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 17, 2020 | Comm Center News
They’re the voices you hear on the other end of a 911 call and they’re dispatching important information during emergencies.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — They’re the voices you hear on the other end of a 911 call and they’re dispatching important information during emergencies. Now they’re being celebrated during telecommunications appreciation week.
“We really are the first responders. We are the first people to be notified whenever you have an…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 17, 2020 | Comm Center News
This week is National Public Safety Telecommunications Week, and it’s a good time to thank your local dispatchers.
The Putnam County 911 Center has 12 full-time dispatchers, said Putnam County 911 Assistant Director Brandon Smith.
“We have 20 employees total, including our full-time employees, part-time and administration,” Smith said.
The longest running dispatcher, Phillip Harris, has been in the field since March 15, 1974. He was dispatching during the 1974 tornado outbreak and was there for the March 3 tornado…
