by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 27, 2020 | Comm Center News
Officer of the Year Award – Investigator Christopher A. Parker
Investigator Christopher A. Parker has distinguished himself in the performance of service to the citizens of Genesee County during 2019.
[…] Distinguished Service Award – Emergency Services Dispatcher Steven L. Robinson
Emergency Services Dispatcher Steven L. Robinson has distinguished himself as a member of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 27, 2020 | Report
The Department of Commerce’s FirstNet must establish a nationwide broadband network for public safety officials (like police officers and firefighters).
In 2017, FirstNet awarded AT&T a contract to deploy, operate, and maintain the network. AT&T is meeting contract milestones.
But since awarding the contract, FirstNet has shared little to no information about its contract oversight with state officials and other stakeholders, said the Government Accountability Office…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 27, 2020 | Comm Center News
SACRAMENTO – Assemblymember Rudy Salas (D-Bakersfield) joined a group of public safety dispatchers from across the state, on Jan. 22, for a press conference to celebrate Assembly Bill 1945 (AB 1945), which would recognize the brave work of public safety dispatchers by classifying them as first responders. Currently, the Federal government describes dispatchers as an “administrative” occupation. This classification does not accurately describe the work of dispatchers who undergo extensive training and whose work can mean the difference between life and death…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 26, 2020 | Comm Center News
Loveland couple Chelsea Johnson and William Walters were at their son’s music recital on the evening of Friday, Dec. 13 when Johnson, who was pregnant with her third child, started to have contractions.
The family headed home to pack a bag for the hospital and get ready to drop the kids off with Walters’ parents when all of the sudden, Johnson’s water broke. Walters tried to carry her to the car but her contractions started to come so fast that they couldn’t even make it that far…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 26, 2020 | Articles, Comm Center News
POSTED BY: EDITORIAL STAFF JANUARY 26, 2020
(This is a new series focusing on those that have made FirstNet a reality for Public Safety.)
By W. Brent Lee, Public Safety Consultant
When Ed Parkinson was named the acting CEO of the First Responder Network Authority in October of 2018, his assignment related to public safety broadband that has represented a full cycle from a committee policy staffer to overseeing the program he helped legislatively create.
