by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 20, 2020 | Comm Center News
In an email to the college community on Jan. 28, Mike Hill, director of public safety updated the campus community about several positions that Public Safety is looking to fill. These include the senior positions of Associate Director for Operations and Associate Director for Community Engagement and Professional Standards. Various community members view these hirings as an opportunity for Public Safety to increase their engagement with students and improve relationships.
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 20, 2020 | Comm Center News
The end is in sight!
Excitement is growing in our police, fire and dispatch community as the completion of the new Public Safety Building is nearly within reach. If you have driven by the site lately, you have probably noticed the exterior landscape and hardscape treatments that were installed just prior to winter, and watched the talented masonry crew stack brick after block on the Route 1 façade. On the inside, over 100 craftspeople are installing tile, carpet, paint, cabinets, lighting, sinks, and all of the other finishes that will provide a home for our first responders in the very near future…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 20, 2020 | Articles, Stories
Will Grace take the leap to a new career as a public safety telecommunicator?
By Matt Schreiner
Editor’s Note: This is the first installment in a series of fictional dramatizations about the trials and tribulations of a public safety telecommunicator. The story is fictional, but the circumstances are real for many employed in public safety communications.
From her vantage point in the parking lot, Grace could clearly see the entryway to the building she hoped would lead to a new career and a bright future for her and her 3-year-old son, Nick.
Blazoned across the glass of the door in bright, gold lettering it read: “Taggart County Emergency Communications”…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 19, 2020 | Comm Center News
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s public safety chief says he’s stepping down just weeks after an entire graduating class of the State Patrol’s Trooper School was fired or resigned after being accused of cheating on an online exam.
Department of Public Safety Commissioner Col. Mark McDonough announced his resignation Thursday after Gov. Brian Kemp told the commissioner he wanted new leadership…
by AllThingsECC.com | Feb 19, 2020 | Jobs
The City of Collinsville is accepting applications for a full-time position of 911 Telecommunicator. This is a full-time, union, hourly position that reports to the Civilian Support Services Supervisor or the Sergeant on Duty.
This position is responsible for maintaining liaison between police officers and the department, police officers and the public, the public and other emergency personnel. Duties include but are not limited to monitoring, communicating, and recording radio activity of field units, conducting periodic safety checks to recognize situations when assistance is necessary, providing assistance according to department policy and procedure; answering 911 and non-emergency calls, including fire and EMS…
