by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 15, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Kentucky State Police Post 1 communications center was recognized as the 2021 Public Safety Answering Point of the year for the state of Kentucky.
The 911 center at Post 1 in Hickory serves as the PSAP for agencies in Ballard, Graves, Hickman, and Lyon Counties. Aside from dispatching for the Kentucky State Police, Post 1 is the primary dispatch center for all emergency services in Graves and Lyon Counties including their police departments. In 2020 the 911 center in Hickory answered nearly 26,000 9-1-1 calls and 75,000 non-emergency calls in addition to dispatching and receiving hundreds of thousands of radio transmissions.
The dispatch center at Post 1 served as the redundancy for other dispatch centers and emergency services when the Christmas Day 2020 bombing in downtown Nashville knocked out telecommunication services to a large portion of the southeast and most of Kentucky…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 15, 2021 | Comm Center News
KYLE, TEXAS – The community is invited to join the City of Kyle for the Public Safety Center Groundbreaking on Friday, Sept. 17, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. at the corner of Kohlers Crossing and Marketplace Avenue (1760 Kohlers Crossing).
The groundbreaking event will provide community members an opportunity to learn more about the features of the Public Safety Center, a facility that will be dedicated to serving the public safety needs of Kyle.
This $37 million project will grant room for the Kyle Police Department to grow over the next 20 years and beyond…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 15, 2021 | Comm Center News
DENTON — Mark Sheridan is the new director of Emergency Services for Caroline County. This vital job responds to roughly 7,000 calls a year. His journey began in 1986 as volunteer in Laurel, Del.
He graduated from paramedic school in 1992 and started his career with Sussex County. He received the Valor Award in 2005 for saving three teenagers from a burning car at an automobile accident while he was off duty. He has worked for 27 years at Sussex County EMS. He has worked his way through the ranks from deputy fire chief, assistant fire chief and fire chief with Laurel Fire Department.
He has remained committed to his studies even while working. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Fire Protection Management from Eastern Kentucky University. He has a master’s in Safety, Security and Emergency Management from Eastern Kentucky University…
by AllThingsECC.com | 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…
by AllThingsECC.com | 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…
