by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 24, 2020 | Comm Center News
The phones at the Warren County emergency dispatch center were ringing nonstop on the morning of Feb. 7 as a snow and ice storm wreaked havoc in the region.
The call that county dispatcher Lydia Hayes received late that morning that initially seemed like a wrong number was one that could have been dealt with quickly. A woman on the line said she meant to call her alarm company about home alarms that were going off, but she had dialed the Sheriff’s Office non-emergency number instead…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 24, 2020 | Comm Center News
U.S. Reps. Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Jerry McNerney (D-CA) introduced a bill in the House of Representatives to improve network resiliency in times of emergency.
The Reinforcing and Evaluating Service Integrity, Local Infrastructure, and Emergency Notification for Today’s Networks Act (H.R. 5926), or the RESILIENT Networks Act, requires pre-planned coordination among advanced communication providers during…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 23, 2020 | Comm Center News
By later this year, emergency calls in a four-town area that includes Foxboro, Mansfield, Norton, and Easton will be heading to one central location, leading to faster and more coordinated response times from police and firefighters.
Work is progressing at a steady pace to open a regional public safety communications center in Foxboro that will be known as Southeastern Massachusetts Regional Emergency Communications Center…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 23, 2020 | Jobs
PDS Tech, Inc. is seeking a Fire Protection Dispatch, in Mesa. AZ.
Summary:
- Qualified candidates will be responsible for answering and entering emergency calls while simultaneously dispatching for and monitoring multiple fire and security radio channels with moderate to high volume radio traffic.
- Demonstrated ability to multitask efficiently is crucial to effectively perform the minimum requirements of this position.
- Applicants must possess the ability to hear and understand multiple sound sources while simultaneously and accurately documenting …
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 23, 2020 | Comm Center News
The Snoqualmie City Council will host an open house to showcase public safety services.
The open house will take place form 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 29 at the Snoqualmie fire station (37600 Snoqualmie Parkway, Snoqualmie). It is not the first event the city council will hold promoting public safety services.
“The city council’s excited about our public safety programs, and that’s…
