by AllThingsECC.com | May 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
Covering the cost of a new 911 dispatcher console at the Edwardsville Police Department was approved by the Emergency Telephone System Board at Wednesday’s meeting.
The action was taken because of plans to consolidate a 911 dispatcher at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville into the Edwardsville Department, part of the ETSB’s overall consolidation plan.
The cost is $48,132.36, which will eventually be paid through a state grant once the entire consolidation is completed…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
DURHAM, N.H. — A decades-long project to expand broadband access and create a reliable communications channel for first responders during a mass emergency is making progress.
Construction of FirstNet started about 5 years ago in New Hampshire.
On Tuesday, the leadership of this nationwide public-private partnership met in Durham on the University of New Hampshire campus.
So far, 180 New Hampshire cities and towns have been added to First-Net coverage.
“And we’ve put 63 cell towers up that no carrier would build to before because they were in rural areas, mountainous areas,” said Jason Porter, AT&T president of public sector…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 3, 2022 | Comm Center News
MIAMI TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) – A Clermont County 911 dispatcher and a 17-year-old boy are being hailed as heroes for saving a life. Inside a home on Lodgepole Drive in Miami township, teen Garrett Byram made the call for help.
“I think my stepfather is having a heart attack or something. His phone is on the ground he looks very, very red,” said Bryam to dispatcher Aaron Daulton.
Over the next few minutes, Daulton would calmly walk Byram and his sister, Andi, through life-saving actions…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 3, 2022 | Comm Center News
EL PASO COUNTY — If you have to call 911 in El Paso County, Courtney Zohrlaut may be the one who answers. If you have to deliver a baby, she’s just who you want to pick up.
“I have actually been through three deliveries so far and delivered four babies successfully,” Zohrlaut said.
Each baby came fast. She talked to us about a recent call where she helped deliver twins…
by AllThingsECC.com | May 2, 2022 | Comm Center News
The Mohave County Sheriff’s Office could join law enforcement agencies throughout the state this year in updating a decades-old emergency dispatch system to better serve Arizona residents.
Mohave County Sheriff Doug Schuster this month has requested that the county’s governing board approve a $1.15 million grant from the Arizona Department of Administration, which would cover the costs of upgrading the county’s existing 911 system through the 2023 fiscal year. The improvements would enhance emergency dispatch services in Lake Havasu City, Kingman, Bullhead City, Colorado City and the sheriff’s office…
