by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 14, 2019 | Comm Center News
CARMEL – Earlier this year plans to merge the Putnam County 9-1-1 Dispatch Center with the sheriff’s office dispatching division were met with great optimism and a request has been made by the Bureau of Emergency Services to transfer grant funds to purchase three consoles for the advanced center received unanimous support.
The consoles will be needed for the extra personnel manning the center once the merger takes place.
Deputy Commissioner of Emergency Services Robert Lipton was asked about which agency would oversee the new center once it is finalized. He said no decision had been reached regarding the supervision.
Currently, emergency calls received at the 9-1-1 Center are handled by a well-trained team of dispatchers who summon fire and ambulance corps personnel as well as turn calls related to police matters over to either the sheriff’s office, Carmel, Kent, Cold Spring or Brewster Police as well as State Police.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 13, 2019 | Comm Center News
BATON ROUGE, La. – Lt. Amy Pope, communications supervisor for the Bossier Sheriff’s Office, knew she would be busy when she headed to Baton Rouge Friday morning to assist the LA. Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness with dispatcher calls and radio traffic.
It wasn’t long before she and fellow Bossier dispatcher, Allison Green, hit the ground running soon after they arrived. They are working in the Comm Room in the state EOC building. The room next to them is where the EOC will be conducting briefings at 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. daily.
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 12, 2019 | Comm Center News
The California Highway Patrol is hiring dispatchers for the San Luis Obispo Communications Center and will hold a recruitment seminar at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 20, in the CHP office at 675 California Blvd., San Luis Obispo.
Those interested in a dispatching position can find out what’s required and how to apply at the seminar, a CHP spokesman said.
