by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
FAIRMONT – Marion County’s 911 public safety telecommunicators received official recognition this week as first responders.
The Marion County Commission signed a resolution to officially recognize dispatchers as first responders at its Nov. 20 meeting.
“To
honor the men and women who serve in this crucial position, we
recognize these individuals throughout Marion County by proclaiming to
consider them true ‘First Responders,’” the commission stated in a
resolution.
The
resolution goes on to state that 911 public safety telecommunicators
serve 24 hours a day, seven days a week, just like firefighters, law
enforcement officers and emergency medical service workers.
It states that 911 public safety telecommunicators….
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
Editors Note: Does your ECC have an AED? Is there one in your building?
SOUTH DAKOTA – This portable device can save a life by simply following directions. Using pictures and audio instructions it delivers a shock to a person in cardiac arrest.
On National Rural Health Day, the Helmsley Charitable Trust granted nearly $4 million for AED’s to help rural communities have better access to health care.
“We like to think your zip code doesn’t determine the quality of health care that should be an even playing field for everyone,” said Mitch Krebs of the Helmsley Charitable Trust Rural Healthcare Program.
The $3.6 million grant will purchase 1,200 new AED devices with training. The goal is to have an AED in every first responder vehicle in South Dakota.
The South Dakota Department of Health’s Marty Link said
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
In 1994 Kathy was promoted to deputy director of Lincoln County 9-1-1 Communications. She was instrumental in getting the county’s public education …
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 21, 2019 | Articles, Comm Center News
Consider a police officer arriving on the scene of a commercial burglary and immediately launching an unmanned aerial vehicle that can clear the roof of the structure in minutes. Or consider a firetruck arriving on a fire scene and a tethered drone with thermal camera launching from a cargo compartment that provides tactical information to the on-scene commander. In coming years, public safety agencies will operate unmanned aerial systems (UAS), also known as drones, on a routine basis.
The applications for the use of unmanned aircraft are evolving rapidly and public safety agencies that adopt this technology will find that UAS are a force multiplier and will be….
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 21, 2019 | Comm Center News
The Brentwood Police Department is responding to the city’s increasing population with a plan to hire additional officers.
The City Council recently approved the future increase of five police officers and two dispatchers.
The move is aimed at increasing…..
