by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 12, 2020 | Comm Center News
Upcoming changes to the statewide 911 system are expected to drastically improve the ability of dispatchers to locate 911 callers in rural Alaska by recording cellphone call locations, according to the Department of Public Safety.
When 911 callers in rural areas use their cellphones to call for help, the state’s current system isn’t able to tell where the caller is located. Public Safety Deputy Commissioner Leon Morgan said this is worrisome because callers don’t always know exactly where they are located, especially if they are hunting or off the road system…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 10, 2020 | Jobs
HENDERSON, Ky. (1/11/20) — Kentucky State Police reports Post 16 in Henderson is accepting applications for the position of police telecommunicator-I. The agency serves Henderson, Union, Daviess, Hancock, Ohio and McLean counties.
Interested applicants should visit the website: https://personnel.ky.gov. Listed below are requirements for the position…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 10, 2020 | Comm Center News
Margaret Haugan is Minot Police Department’s new Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) Manager, according to a Facebook post from the MPD.
Haugan has worked for Minot Central Dispatch for 12 years.
She will take over as PSAP manager after Barb McPeak retires on Jan. 31.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 10, 2020 | Comm Center News
For this year, Jefferson County 9-1-1 is working on launching a brand new Computer Aided Dispatching (CAD) system to law enforcement and other emergency first responders.
Chief Willaims expects the CAD system to be up and running by late second quarter of this year.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 9, 2020 | Comm Center News
Iroquois County is making its strides to becoming NextGen 9-1-1 compliant.
At Wednesday evening’s Emergency Telephones Systems Board (ETSB) meeting a GIS mapping bid and a recording software quote were approved to allow 9-1-1 director Eric Raymond to write the costs in a grant to get them paid by outside sources.
The board approved Bruce Harris and Associates’ bid of $85,570 for the GIS mapping. It was this company which set up GIS mapping for the county board and its offices several years ago…
