by AllThingsECC.com | May 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill ensuring 911 dispatchers receive training to render first-aid instructions in the hope of saving more lives was signed into law recently by Gov. Kevin Stitt.
House Bill 3278, authored by Rep. Justin Humphrey, R-Lane, is a clarification of law enacted last year.
Humphrey said the bill is primarily clean-up language making sure dispatchers are appropriately titled as public safety telecommunicators, which identifies them as first responders who perform a public service by receiving and dispatching calls for emergency assistance. This will ensure they receive the specialized training other emergency medical services (EMS) personnel undergo to help mitigate the loss of life…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
A high school student will be getting first-hand experience in public safety telecommunications as approved by the Washington County Board of Supervisors Tuesday.
Washington County Communications Supervisor Cara Sorrells presented a personnel change request for a casual part-time internship. Sorrells believes this is the first internship for her department in 30 years. Kalie Perez will be paid $8 an hour in the position for the next foreseen year until she turns 18 and will consider full-time employment for the county…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
FAIRFIELD — The Board of Selectmen have approved $7 million in spending to replace the town’s emergency radio system — half of which is being paid for by a federal grant.
Officials said the first $3.5 million would provide the infrastructure for the project, while the other half would let Fairfield’s first responders to get the equipment they need for it. The town is fronting the whole cost and will be reimbursed with the $3.5 million grant…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
There is a critical need for new emergency dispatchers on the Palouse.
The region’s 911 dispatch center WHITCOM is currently operating at half staff. Pay starts at 20 dollars and hour and comes with state benefits. New dispatchers are trained at the center in Pullman. You can find a link to apply here by scrolling down to Multi-Agency 911 dispatcher https://www.pullman-wa.gov/government/departments/finance___administrative_services/human_resources/career_portal …
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by AllThingsECC.com | May 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
The St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office, located in Osceola, Missouri, seamlessly implemented MicroAutomation’s Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) and Mapping Solutions, OmniCAD and OmniMap, new additions to St. Clair’s 911 service set. St. Clair expressed an urgent need for a CAD and Map Platform as a Service (PaaS) solution that can process and tabulate incident reports.
MicroAutomation’s OmniCAD is a cloud native tool with intuitive features that helps Emergency Communications Centers (ECCs) and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) quickly and efficiently record incidents and dispatch resources to a given area. OmniCAD enables call takers, dispatchers, commanders, and first responders to collaborate in real-time when collecting and processing incident data…
