by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 30, 2019 | Comm Center News
RACINE — As temperatures drop
and winter approaches, a Racine tradition hopes to help the homeless
find a little warmth this season.
While
strolling through Downtown Racine during the winter, maybe you’ve seen
the homemade scarves and hats hung on trees or fences, attached with a
note that reads: “I am not lost but I am happy YOU FOUND ME! I was
handmade for you by someone who cares. If you are cold and need me,
please TAKE ME! God Bless.”
About
150 scarves and other cold weather items were handcrafted by Racine
County Communications Center dispatchers, who want to help the homeless
population stay warm.
“With our job, we know there are a lot of homeless people out there,” said Patti Cruz, a …..
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 30, 2019 | Comm Center News
PENDLETON — Dispatcher Hannah Foster of the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office received a letter of commendation for her response to an Aug. 4 emergency call.
In the letter, which was signed by Sgt. Eva Van Beek, Capt. Kathy Lieuallen, Sheriff Terry Rowan and Undersheriff Jim Littlefield,
Foster was recognized for her actions in taking a call from a man that
was having trouble breathing. The patient expressed his appreciation for
Foster’s kind and caring assistance — saying he was grateful she was
there in his time of need — to both
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 29, 2019 | Comm Center News
KIEFER, Okla. (WTHR) — A police chief in Oklahoma is speaking out after what was printed on a Starbucks cup given to one of his officers.
That officer had bought coffee for all of the dispatchers working on Thanksgiving.
On the cups was printed the word “PIG.”
Starbucks has reportedly suspended a barista over it while they investigate.
“What irks me is the absolute and total disrespect for a police officer who, instead of being home with family…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 29, 2019 | Comm Center News
Within the confines of a unionized workplace, five years is a long time to work without a contract.
Stanislaus County declared an impasse recently in
prolonged negotiations with emergency dispatchers at the Stanislaus
Regional 911 center.
A mediator has been assigned and the parties are waiting for a date to be set for mediation, said Mike Eggner, a senior business representative for Operating Engineers Local 3.
The dispatchers joined ranks with Operating Engineers Local 3 in October. Their previous union representation could not reach an agreement with the county in the past five years.
The Stanislaus Regional dispatch center, which answers 911 emergency calls, serves more than 20 law enforcement and fire agencies in the county. The service was created by….
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 29, 2019 | Comm Center News
The job of a dispatcher is difficult and emotionally taxing, yet they are underpaid compared to the first responders they direct to the scene.
A dispatcher, telecommunicator or call-taker is someone who works in an emergency communications center. They are often responsible for answering emergency and non-emergency phone calls, entering data into national and local crime databases and sending police, fire response, and/or emergency medical response to the scene of each call that comes in.
