by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 5, 2022 | Comm Center News
Moniteau County Emergency Dispatch responded to a 911 call out of Jefferson City on Monday morning during which text-to-911 was successfully used to help secure the scene, according to a news release from emergency dispatch director Kevin Wieberg.
According to the release, a caller’s daughter believed someone was attempting to gain entry into her residence after hearing footsteps and banging sounds in the house and had locked herself in a bedroom, afraid to make any noise. The call was routed to the Jefferson City Police Department and then transferred to Moniteau County Emergency Dispatch…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 5, 2022 | Comm Center News
A new antenna site at Fashion Outlets of Niagara Falls has been placed on the Niagara County Public Safety Radio Network, Sheriff Michael J. Filicetti announced on Tuesday. The addition to the network enhances radio coverage in that area and represents the final step in the first phase of expanding the county radio system to enhance radio coverage in commercial buildings throughout the county, he said.
The second phase of expansion, which includes the construction of additional towers in Wheatfield, Wilson and Barker, is already underway and should be completed this year…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 5, 2022 | Comm Center News
Jan. 5—EAST LYME — Almost three years after voters first approved the retrofitting of a West Main Street office building into a public safety hub, this might be the month that police and dispatchers finally get to move in.
Maybe.
“I don’t want to be too optimistic,” East Lyme police Chief Mike Finkelstein said Tuesday, declining to target a move-in date…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 5, 2022 | Comm Center News
Some of the back-up 911 dispatch equipment for Columbus, Platte County and a number of other entities in the region is due for a move and an update.
“I’m the chairman of the East Central 911 board,” Platte County Emergency Manager Tim Hofbauer said. “Right now there are (several) counties that are participating in the interlocal that created the board. We share 911 host services.” …
by AllThingsECC.com | Jan 4, 2022 | Comm Center News
Lucas Graham has led Floyd’s team of eight emergency dispatchers since October, a move he said is a testament to Sheriff Brian Craig’s efforts to secure competitive pay and benefits for Floyd County Sheriff’s Office employees.
Graham graduated from Floyd County High School in 2008, started his career with the Christiansburg Police Department in 2012 and worked with NRV 911 from 2016 until October 2021….
