by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
BELMONT — As the COVID-19 pandemic continued to lock down the nation, Allegany County on Monday honored some of those on the front lines of emergency response, proclaiming April 12-18 Public Safety Telecommunications Week.
April is 911 Education Month and Monday’s proclamation recognizes the public safety contributions of local dispatchers.
Allegany County’s dedicated 911 staff last year handled more than 83,000 emergency and non-emergency calls, and…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 13, 2020 | Articles, Opinions
Sadly, it too often takes a crisis — be it 9/11 or a local catastrophe — to cause Americans to really celebrate the value that first responders bring to society.
We’ve seen that admiration in spades of late as impromptu parades, homemade yard signs, and press briefing commentaries by county, state and federal executives have shined the spotlight on police, firefighters and ambulance crews for dealing with what the coronavirus crisis has thrown at them and our communities…
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
Those with an emergency in Wise County are asked to call dispatch a 276-321-7567. The outage is due to disruption in Verizon service in the area.
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
Telecommunicator Emergency Response Teams (TERTs) provide communications-specific mutual aid between PSAPs to provide trained personnel during emergency situations. Volunteers are sought to update the Standard for TERT Deployment. This revision of the standard will assist PSAPs and governing 9-1-1 authorities with the information required for developing, training, equipping, and deploying a standardized TERT team.
Click here to volunteer.
by AllThingsECC.com | Apr 13, 2020 | Comm Center News
Lyon County Emergency Communications Center dispatchers work hard day after day to coordinate responses with local law enforcement and first responders.
Many people in the community may not realize who it is on the other side of the phone when they are calling during an emergency situation.
We reached out to LCECC and asked the dispatch team to send us “their whys” in celebration of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week…
