by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 28, 2023 | Comm Center News
FARMVILLE – Prince Edward County Sheriff Tony Epps hears the problem every night. It’s not something that can be fixed with extra manpower or volunteers. And in some cases, it can cause issues when one of his men is responding to a call.
“I listen to my guys every night until I go to sleep and every night I hear them trying to talk and the dispatcher can’t hear them on the radio,” Epps said. “The dispatcher says you’re gonna have to give me a 21, which means give me a telephone call. Sometimes, you can’t do that if you’re in a bind. If you’re wrestling with somebody by yourself and you try to get somebody there to help and you’ve got to make a phone call? You can’t do that every time.”
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 27, 2023 | Comm Center News
The state’s top watchdog has concluded that the MBTA showed apparent bias and favoritism when selecting a police dispatch vendor five years ago, saying in a newly released report that two other interested companies were unfairly iced out.
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 22, 2023 | Comm Center News
BOONE, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Town leaders are upset about Appalachian State University’s plans to create a 911 call center on campus.
Boone officials held an emergency meeting to discuss the proposal Friday. Local leaders say the university’s plan could slow response time during emergencies because the proposed 911 center would not have the capability to dispatch fire and rescue teams directly. The center would instead have to transfer 911 calls to dispatch emergency responders to the scene.
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 20, 2023 | Comm Center News
TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Calling 911 is not the best option for non-emergency services, but many still use it.
To help combat this, the City of Tucson now has 311, a fully operational, non-emergency number people can call as an alternative to 911.
by AllThingsECC.com | Dec 19, 2023 | Comm Center News
That’s when the man, who said he was suicidal, homicidal and having chest pains, told the dispatcher — more than two months after the ER shut down — that the ER was closed, a recording of the 911 call shows.
After a few minutes, the dispatcher finally understood the man and sent an ambulance.
