by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 25, 2022 | Comm Center News
Vancouver-A group representing Canada’s emergency medical institutions is calling for improved mental health services as staff shortages and unprecedented call volumes caused by the pandemic and overdose crisis hit workers. ..
In British Columbia, BC Emergency Medical Services reported the dispatch of more than 840,000 ambulances in 2021, but unions representing ambulance workers said the numbers were probably much higher…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 24, 2022 | Comm Center News
The following is a high-level summary of the major regulatory developments in these areas in the Golden State in 2021.
Enhancing Communications Network Resiliency
Wireless Resiliency Plans Filed
In late January 2021, California’s four facilities-based wireless providers filed Wireless Resiliency Plans for 2021 with the CPUC. The plans were required by CPUC Decision 20-07-011, which generally requires California’s facilities-based wireless providers to develop comprehensive resiliency strategies to prepare for catastrophic disasters and power outages by…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 24, 2022 | Comm Center News
A Lexington radio station has named a Winchester emergency services employee as its First Responder of the Week.
WVLK-FM featured Ashley Reed, one of the city of Winchester’s 911 dispatch supervisors, in a social media post on Friday.
“Ashley’s team dispatches for police, fire, EMS & county fire. They answer all 911 & Admin (non-emergency) lines for all of Winchester/Clark County, all while keeping all EPO (Emergency Protection Orders) DVO (Domestic Violence Orders), wanted, violent, [and] missing person files,” the post says…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 24, 2022 | Comm Center News
Parks Canada is helping make Highway 93 a little safer, installing two new emergency satellite phones along the highway in Kootenay National Park.
There is currently no cell coverage or WiFi along most of the 105-kilometre stretch of Highway 93 South between Castle Mountain and Radium Hot Springs.
No cell service or wifi in the park creates challenges for emergency communications along the highway, which has seen an increase in traffic over the last year due to scheduled detours caused by closures of the Kicking Horse Canyon Project on the Trans Canada Highway east of Golden, which has rerouted traffic through Radium…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 24, 2022 | Articles, Comm Center News
LMR Technology For Public Safety
As a public safety organization, you need an LMR system that’s secure, reliable and ready to go at a moment’s notice.
At Leonardo, our software-defined solutions can be tailored to meet your needs. One size does not have to fit all. We offer solutions based on open standards with multiple modes and architectures, which provides a choice of applications and user terminals, as well as the flexibility to tailor a system to your requirements.
Our ECOS-D technology is multi-mode, capable of both P25 and DMR. For many public safety organizations, the initial direction preferred is P25. That’s because P25 was designed for public safety by public safety organizations…
