by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 21, 2022 | Comm Center News
WATERTOWN — Prior to going into the Jefferson County Dispatch Center and being the “first, first-responders,” six remarkable women hold a briefing every day to discuss any major events that had happened during the previous shift. The main topic of conversation on Feb. 28 centered around a structure fire on Winslow Street earlier in the morning.
The fire at 122 Winslow St. was called in shortly before 11 a.m. It is alleged that Khane O. Jones doused Joshua R. Jones in gasoline and lit him on fire. According to an affidavit filed in Watertown City Court, this caused Joshua Jones to be flown to Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, with life-threatening injuries and burns. He remains in critical condition…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 21, 2022 | Comm Center News
WACO, Texas (KWTX) – A Bosque County woman has been arrested after calling over 50 times Bosque County Dispatch in non-emergencies calls.
Bridget Nicole Beard made the calls March 19 to dispatch and would not speak when asked if there was an emergency.
Bosque County Sheriff’s Office communications personnel and deputies were able to locate Beard who used a cell phone to make the calls on Norway Street in Walnut Springs.
Deputies determined that no emergency existed…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 20, 2022 | Comm Center News
Law enforcement agencies throughout Mohave County could get more than a half-million dollars in upgrades this year, with the help of state grant funding.
The Mohave County Board of Supervisors is scheduled today to vote on a modified 911 operations budget for the 2022 fiscal year. The $587,698 increase would cover the costs of upgrading emergency dispatch systems used by county law enforcement, as well as by the Lake Havasu City, Bullhead City and Kingman Police Departments – and the Colorado City Marshal’s Office…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 19, 2022 | Comm Center News
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) — During the pandemic we’ve seen many industries put out a call for more workers.
Few are as urgent as the need for more 911 operators right here in Milwaukee.
Better efficiency, and some stress relieved.
This is what the future looks like inside Milwaukee’s emergency call center with a full staff of 911 telecommunicators…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 19, 2022 | Comm Center News
DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) – By September 2022, people living in Dorchester County could start reaping the benefits from an upgrade in the county’s computer aided dispatch program, known as CAD.
County officials said this investment of nearly $1,000,000 in federal aid will help improve emergency response times.
The director at the 911 dispatch center said the current CAD system is out of date and hasn’t been updated in over 15 years. County officials said with how much and how fast the tri-county area is growing, this update in dispatch is much needed…
