by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 28, 2023 | Comm Center News
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Two months after lightning directly hit the Bartholomew County E911 Emergency Management Center tower, the subsequent damage is still not completely fixed. But funds have been approved to make permanent repairs.
The early morning lightning strike on Saturday, July 1, caused extensive damage to electronic equipment at 131 S. Cherry St., as well as quite a bit of panic among county officials and first responders, center director Todd Noblitt said.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 23, 2023 | Comm Center News
WASHINGTON — Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-CA, a former 911 dispatcher, led a bipartisan letter with Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-PA; and Congressional NextGen 911 Caucus Co-Chairs Anna Eshoo, D-CA; and Richard Hudson, R-NC; calling on the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to submit a plan establishing a 911 Training Grants program.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 23, 2023 | Comm Center News
PHOENIX — The way Melody Hernandez sees it, the trauma incurred by those taking emergency calls from people in crisis and dispatching help is no less than what occurs for her as a paramedic.
Only thing is, state law did not require that 911 dispatchers get access to the same counseling.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 23, 2023 | Comm Center News
The Prestonsburg/Floyd County Emergency Communications Center, which came under fire following the murder of Amber Spradlin in June, was put in a more positive light during the Floyd County Fiscal Court’s regular meeting Aug. 16.
Prestonsburg Interim Police Chief Ross Shurtleff presented an overview of the local 911 system, giving a brief history and providing various statistics about its operations and employees.
Shurtleff said the local 911 center is “as advanced as technically possible.”
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 23, 2023 | Comm Center News
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Officials with the Metropolitan Emergency Medical Services in Little Rock said a dispatcher who was shot Saturday has now died.
MEMS officials said Dispatcher Casandra Peña-Romero died Wednesday from the injuries she sustained in the shooting on August 19 at MEMS Station One on 7th Street.
