by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 4, 2020 | Comm Center News
Washington County voters have decided to pass a sales tax that will supply emergency responders with a new radio system. A tax increase of one-quarter of one penny is what the Washington County Emergency Department proposed to voters in a way to fund new communication equipment. It passed with 24,466 (64%) votes for and 13,785 (36%) votes against. Currently, firefighters, police and other emergency services …
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 4, 2020 | Comm Center News
WILMINGTON — Despite some opposition, Wilmington voters allowed for spending $221,000 for planning and acquisition costs related to building a new public safety facility next to the Old School Community Center.
In an interview last week, Town Manager Scott Tucker called it the next step in getting the police and fire stations “out of the floodplain and into the 21st century.”
Voters at annual Town Meeting on Tuesday expressed concern for the anticipated $4.5 …
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 4, 2020 | Comm Center News
The McGowan Government has moved to strengthen mobile telecommunications coverage at Twilight Beach in Esperance to improve public safety and emergency response capacity.
In partnership with Telstra, a TGo repeater will be installed on the roof of the Esperance Goldfields Surf Life Saving Club at Twilight Cove, enabling mobile telecommunications over a 50 square metre area.
This will ensure club members can communicate effectively with other emergency services…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 4, 2020 | Comm Center News
BOWLING GREEN – Shortness of breath. A fainting spell. Giving birth. In many of the situations in which Pike County residents call 911, a prompt and efficient exchange of information with the dispatcher can be a life-saver.
That’s the theory behind advanced emergency medical dispatching, according to Pike County 911 Director Jim Porter. A long-term project of the newly independent agency, advanced medical dispatching should go online in late June…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 4, 2020 | Jobs
The Excelsior Springs Police Department has an opening for a full time 911 TeleCommunicator / Dispatcher. Our Public Safety Dispatchers provide a vital link between our citizens and Police, Fire, and EMS services for the Excelsior Springs community. Our Communications Center is a fast paced environment with the responsibility of coordinating emergency services through our dedicated Public Safety Answering Point. The City of Excelsior Springs is an EOE…
