State and Eddy County agree on new communications for Fire and Rescue (NM)

State and Eddy County agree on new communications for Fire and Rescue (NM)

by | Sep 15, 2021 | Comm Center News

A communications upgrade for Eddy County Fire and Rescue (ECFR) from the State of New Mexico allowed greater and extended emergency radio coverage across the county and state, said Chief Joshua Mack.

The Eddy County Board of County Commissioner’s approved a $6.9 million agreement between the County and the New Mexico Department of Information Technology (DoIT) Sept. 7 to join the Statewide Digital Trunked Radio (DTRS).

Renee Narvaiz, DoIT spokesperson said DTRS is a consolidated state-wide public safety radio communications system, hosted by DoIT and its partners that is currently being deployed.

“DTRS is a $170 Million project being funded thus far by capital appropriation. Thirty-nine million dollars  has been appropriated for the project since fiscal year 2019 and the project is planned for completion in 2027.  It exists to provide high quality, high coverage interoperable radio communications to state and participating local, federal, and tribal agencies,” she said…

Police/Fire Civilian Dispatcher (MA)

by | Sep 15, 2021 | Jobs

The Winchester Police Department is seeking an experienced Police/Fire Civilian Dispatcher.  The Winchester Communications center is comprised of five full-time and two part-time Dispatchers serving a community of 24,000.

Dispatchers are responsible for handling all emergency and non-emergency calls for Police, Fire and EMS 911. Civilian Dispatchers are under the supervision of the Officer-in-Charge and the Chief Civilian Dispatcher.

Additionally, Civilian Dispatchers are responsible for monitoring alarms, radios and dispatching appropriate personnel to respond to calls for service. Dispatchers will utilize criminal justice information systems; access state and national data as necessary and/or requested through use of computerized systems. Dispatchers with perform other related duties as required.

Qualifications: APCO Public Safety Communicator 1; 911 certification; PowerPhone EMD certification; CJIS certification; CPR/AED certification preferred…

City residents are asked to make the right call (OH)

City residents are asked to make the right call (OH)

by | Sep 14, 2021 | Comm Center News

STEUBENVILLE — With the privately owned Ambulance Service transitioning to new ownership, Steubenville Fire Chief Carlo Capaldi said Monday it’s a good time to remind residents that in the event of an emergency, they should be dialing 911 for help.

Capaldi said all 911 calls ring into the Jefferson County Dispatch Center, then are routed to the appropriate provider. Steubenville is now the primary emergency response ambulance service provider within city limits, so those calls would naturally be routed to the department first. In the event his crews are tied up, Capaldi said one of the city’s mutual aid partners would be called in…

Portville Police Department now serving both village and town (NY)

by | Sep 14, 2021 | Comm Center News

PORTVILLE — After some 40 years, the Portville Police Department is now patrolling the town of Portville as well.

Town Supervisor Tim Emley and Village Mayor Dr. Anthony Evans both said they are proud of the diversity and experience of the current police force, newly expanded with two additional officers.

“It’s fantastic that the department is now going to be town-wide,” Emley said. “I’ve been trying since I was supervisor, I believe 10 years ago, we’ve been trying to make it work out. I’ve known (Chief) Mark (Crosson) for 25-plus years and we got together to see if we could make it happen. We got a contract and village board approval. The town board was behind (the shared services contract) 100%.”

Emily noted the village has priority “and we’re also 100% behind them responding to the village first.” The shared policing services now provided in the town echo that of the village, which is mainly responding to speeding and traffic violations and domestic incidents…