by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 11, 2019 | Comm Center News
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The Valley City Area Chamber Ambassadors recognized area dispatchers for their hard work with their Community Service Award.
Employees at the Barnes County 911 Dispatch Center in Valley City work 24 hour a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Barnes County 911 Dispatch Center dispatches for 2 Law Enforcement agencies, 7 EMS/Quick Responder Unit Agencies, and 13 Fire Departments as well as answering all of the 911…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 10, 2019 | Comm Center News
WEST ORANGE, NJ — When Chris Babinski, a level-five Communications Operator for the West Orange Police Department (WOPD), recently addressed the township council on the state of stagnant wages for the WOPD communications department.
Babinski, a 40-year West Orange resident and a WOPD employee for more than 30, said that although many believe his job is simply to push a button in order to connect the caller to an officer…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 9, 2019 | Comm Center News
KEYSER – Luke McKenzie, director of the Office of Emergency Services, has requested that the Mineral County Commission approve a resolution that would classify Mineral County 911 telecommunicators as first responders.
The three commissioners did approve the resolution at the recent county government meeting, as McKenzie said, the 911 workers are “true first responders.”
He also gave a description from the present document as to what types of duties are expected of the 911 telecommunicators…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 9, 2019 | Comm Center News
PARKE COUNTY, Ind. (WTHI)–Congress is considering a bill that would recognize 911 dispatchers as first responders.
Darla Wirth is the 911 communications supervisor for the Parke County Sheriff’s Department.
“A lot of people consider just because you’re a call taker and you’re in a building you’re more or less considered a secretary. I say we’re the first initial contact with that caller so we’re actually the first responder…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 9, 2019 | Comm Center News
GROTON, CT – Such an uplifting, life-affirming story.
As told by Groton Police Department Deputy Chief of Police Paul Gately, it was 3:33 a.m. Thursday when the 911 call came in to the Groton Emergency Communications Center.
A woman in Navy housing was in active labor.
The call to ‘Team Groton’ was the right one…
