by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 25, 2019 | Comm Center News
UPDATE: 4:08 a.m. — Campbell County officials have
confirmed that their emergency 911 phone lines have been restored to
those previously affected by the outage.
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CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va (WFXR) — 9-1-1 lines are down again across certain areas of Campbell County.
Residents with phone line service in the 376, 283, 309, and 369 are
advised to use a cell phone to call 9-l-l in an event of an emergency.
Residents can also call the Campbell County Public safety non-emergency number at (434) 332-9574 to report an emergency.
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 25, 2019 | Comm Center News
Portland — A man who witnessed an unprovoked attack on another man in Southwest Portland said he had to beg a dispatcher to send help. This link will take you to the audio of that call. It is well worth listening to. The question I have is was this dispatcher simply follow police department policy?
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by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 25, 2019 | Comm Center News
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A California Highway Patrol officer in
Chowchilla signed off for the last time Tuesday and it was truly a
family affair.
Officer Ed Castaneda retired after spending more than two decades patrolling Valley roads and helping to keep drivers safe.
What
made the radio sign-off even more special is that his daughter, who is a
CHP dispatcher, was on the other end with one final message.
The department posted a video of the “final 10-10” on Facebook.
Castaneda’s daughter can be heard….
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 25, 2019 | Comm Center News
At an emergency meeting Wednesday night, the Osage Ambulance District Board of Directors voted unanimously to have the Gasconade County 911 Center handle its dispatching after the ambulance director said he had serious concerns about the services currently being provided by the Osage County 911 dispatch center.
According to Osage County Sheriff Mike Bonham, the 911 center is authorized to have eight people on staff, but as of Wednesday, the center was down to four personnel.
The sheriff’s department is not in charge of 911; the Osage County Emergency Operations Center is the 911 dispatch center for the county, which dispatches calls for four….
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 25, 2019 | Comm Center News
BRISTOL, Tenn. — A Bristol dispatcher has been recognized by the
Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security for taking
measures that ultimately saved a woman’s life, a city news release
states.
The award stems from an emergency call she answered in March 2018. Donihe said she repeatedly asked questions but received no response, the release states. She redialed the number several times until she was able to determine a location and send help. When officers arrived, they found a woman who attempted to hang herself. Donihe’s quick actions and persistence are credited with….
