by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
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NYS grant aids in enhancing emergency response, improving capability, infrastructure development
New York State Homeland Security and Emergency Services agency recently announced it awarded Erie County a grant for $1.2 million under the NYS 2020 Statewide Interoperable Communications Grant (SICG). The program allows for state support to aid counties and local public safety organizations in enhancing emergency response, improving capability, facilitating improvements in governance structures, and infrastructure development.
“Grants such as this help Erie County’s homeland security and emergency response efforts tremendously by improving coordination and communication in crisis situations, and I thank NYSHSES Commissioner Murphy for this award,” Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
WASECA, Minn. (KEYC) – Wayne Breitbarth, a dispatcher for the Waseca County Emergency Communications Center, was recognized for his dedication to duty.
Breitbarth was awarded the 2021 “Making a Difference” Award Wednesday evening at Arrowwood Resort in Alexandria.
The award is in recognition of his work during the shooting of Waseca Officer Arik Matson. Officer Matson was shot in the head in January while responding to a suspicious persons report…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
Concerns about long waits for an ambulance in some Eastern Kentucky counties hit home for Jim Dockery’s family after he started having chest pains one evening in August.
His longtime companion, Lisa Gibson Koch, called 9-1-1 and her son, Daniel Koch, rushed to Dockery’s house a few miles away in Magoffin County.
After Dockery lost consciousness, Koch, a corrections officer, performed CPR for more than 20 minutes while waiting for the ambulance, said Koch’s wife, Amber. When the ambulance arrived, Dockery, a 62-year-old former mechanic, had no heartbeat…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) – The American Medical Response of Evansville community lost a member on Friday.
According to a social media post, Charles Janis passed away after a hard-fought battle with COVID
Charles was the husband of Brittany Janis, an EMT also with AMR Evansville.
The couple has five children…
by AllThingsECC.com | Nov 2, 2021 | Comm Center News
Steve Smith, Public Information Officer for The Albany Police Department sent us a statement.
” All 911 calls continue to be answered thanks to our partnership with the New York State Police and Albany County Sheriff. We are currently training seven new dispatchers who will begin field training next week.”
Smith says the department is currently reviewing 40 new applications and will bring in two new classes of dispatchers in December and February…
