by AllThingsECC.com | May 18, 2022 | Comm Center News
Steve Garrett of Indianola has worked in some type of emergency service in Warren County for more than 25 years. Now, he’s throwing his hat into the race for Warren County Recorder.
Garrett, who is running as a Republican, will face off against three other candidates for Warren County Recorder at the June 7 primary that will determine who will be on the November ballot.
“I was a member of the Indianola Fire Department as a firefighter and emergency medical technician. I have been a dispatcher for the Warren County Sheriff’s Office for just over 20 years. The experience from both agencies has given me the knowledge and passion for public service,” he said…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 17, 2022 | Comm Center News
May 16—Emergency dispatchers returned to Astoria last week after temporarily merging with Seaside over the past several months.
The move to Seaside was prompted by staffing shortages at Astoria’s 911 dispatch center, which reached a critical point last fall. The merger, ideally, should have been a flip of the switch, but instead it exposed deficiencies in technology and interoperability that left many emergency responders on the North Coast frustrated…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 17, 2022 | Comm Center News
PUEBLO, Colo. — A baby boy made his entrance to the world in Pueblo early Tuesday morning.
But it didn’t happen without some help.
Pueblo Police Dispatcher Emily Gallardo answered the call for help and saw it all the way through, making sure mom and baby were safe.
And Gallardo knew exactly how this mother must have felt – as she is, herself, six months pregnant…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 17, 2022 | Comm Center News
In a city as large as Denver, 911 dispatchers deal with thousands of calls every day. But any dispatcher will tell you there are certain calls that stick with them.
For Asisha Milton, that call came in April of 2021, and it came from nearly 800 miles away.
“I am in Tucson, Arizona, and my husband left this morning for Denver,” said the woman on the other end. “He’s in Denver right now, but he’s had a stroke. He’s in the car, but he doesn’t know where he is, and I don’t know what to do…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 17, 2022 | Comm Center News
OTTAWA, Ontario — “As first responders, our RCMP telecom operators are the public’s first point of contact in an emergency. They make sure RCMP officers and other emergency services can intervene rapidly when Canadians need help. At least, this is the theory,” said Kathleen Hippern, president of CUPE Local 104.
“The daily reality is much more frightening. Chronic short staffing in Operational Communications Centers across the country is putting public safety at risk. The RCMP has not retained nor hired enough staff required for these critical operations,” added Hippern…
