by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 1, 2022 | Comm Center News
The Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska is now working with Everbridge, a leader in critical communications, to provide tribal citizens with emergency communication before, during and after a critical event.
According to a press release, the Everbridge emergency notification system will be used as the tribe’s primary critical event management technology platform to provide emergency and non-emergency communication, comprehensive assessment and response to community incidents.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 31, 2022 | Comm Center News
With a shortage of dispatchers and an increase in crime, resources can be stretched thin— We’ve heard your concerns and reported on the delays in Little Rock’s emergency response.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 31, 2022 | Comm Center News
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Did the inability of one 911 system to talk to another across a county line cost a 30-year-old Indianapolis man his life?
A common misconception is that 911 callers get the closest available first responders; that is not always the case. Boundaries for counties can get in the way.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 31, 2022 | Comm Center News
In North America, we take for granted the convenience and availability of our first responders. I recently had the privilege to tour the Johnson County Central Dispatch (JCCD), the primary Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP) in Johnson County, Missouri, and I was highly impressed. It had been about 20 years since the last time I toured a PSAP—commonly called a 911 call center, so I was curious to see the technology progression.
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 30, 2022 | Comm Center News
Barry County Emergency Services E9-1-1 has been recognized by The International Academies of Emergency Dispatch (IAED) as an Accredited Center of Excellence (ACE) for Emergency Police Dispatching (EPD).