by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
The Redwood Coast Seniors facility in Fort Bragg now has both an amateur radio station and an amateur radio repeater covering the North Coast Area. It already hosts MCN’s community WiFi and a KZYX satellite studio. The advantage of amateur radio is that it works even when the phone, cell service, and internet are down. These radios link to the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) at the sheriff’s department in Ukiah, and since the Senior Center has its generator, this amateur radio communications facility can operate when power, phone, and internet are unavailable…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – According to a press release, a new company is changing the way emergency responders communicate.
Ethan Fitzgerald, media specialist at Flourish said, recently the Kingsbury County Sheriff’s Office along with EMA and the Lake Preston Fire Department added Tango Tango to their emergency communications arsenal.
Representatives of a company named Tango Tango say this is a major step forward in modernizing costly emergency communications equipment and will allow for better emergency planning, should mass response ever be warranted…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
TORONTO, March 3, 2022 /CNW/ – Canada’s public safety personnel are repeatedly exposed to traumatic events that can take a toll on their mental health, putting them at high risk for Post-Traumatic Stress Injuries (PTSI) and other operational injuries. Through the National Action Plan on PTSI for public safety personnel, the Government of Canada is committed to providing national leadership to address this issue by facilitating collaboration, sharing best practices and funding cutting-edge research to help public safety personnel get access to the care and support they need…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KRON) — To kick off Women’s History Month, the Santa Rosa Fire Department will be hosting its first-ever “Women’s Public Safety Day,” this upcoming weekend. The outdoor event will look to provide women with an interactive hands-on safety learning experience, according to a press release.
Local women from emergency medical services, police, and fire departments will share their experiences on what it’s like to be a woman in public safety, both on and off-duty. Attendees will have the opportunity to network and visit informational booths to learn more about community involvement, law enforcement, fire prevention, fitness and wellness, dispatch, and communications…
by AllThingsECC.com | Mar 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
911 Emergency Communications Dispatcher Shannon Haaga is Dickinson County’s February Telecommunicator of the Month.
Haaga received a certificate and pin for her “excellent work” in February, according to 911 Emergency Communications Director Emily Nichols.
“It’s just a way of saying, ‘Hey, you did a great job and I want everyone to know’,” Nichols explained.
Haaga, who has worked as a Dickinson County dispatcher for five years, is the first person to be honored as telecommunicator of the month. During her time with the county, Haaga has grown to be an “excellent public telecommunicator,” Nichols said…
