by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Nineteen Rhode Island fire departments are getting a total of $5.5 million in federal grants that can be used to buy new equipment and upgrade training to enhance public safety, the state’s congressional delegation said.
“These grants will help lift the budgetary burden on local governments and better protect the health and safety of the public and firefighters,” Sen. Jack Reed said in a statement Friday.
The Warwick Fire Department is getting the largest chunk of the grant money, including almost $900,000 for an aerial ladder truck and more than $100,000 for portable radio equipment…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 5, 2021 | Comm Center News
Posted on September 2, 2021
| 6:25 p.m.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has sent 21 deputies and two communications dispatchers to El Dorado County to assist in the fight against the Caldor Fire. In addition, the Santa Barbara Police Department sent four officers, and the Lompoc Police Department sent two officers.
The Santa Barbara County first responders will join a contingent of more than 100 law enforcement personnel from Region 1A (Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties) who are responding to a request for assistance through a mutual aid agreement between all California law enforcement agencies that is coordinated through the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 3, 2021 | Comm Center News
FENTON TWP.—Genesee County 911 director Spring Tremaine is stepping down from her post following a family dispute that led to a misdemeanor charge against her.
Tremaine, who was been the 911 director since 2017, sent her letter of resignation to the Genesee County 911 Consortium Board earlier this week. The board then called a special meeting on Monday and voted unanimously to approve Tremaine’s resignation and place her on paid administrative leave until the end of her contract on Sept. 30.
Tremaine, of Fenton Township, was charged with a misdemeanor of disorderly conduct for illegally dumping yard waste and a trash can on her ex-sister-in-law’s driveway in early August. Cathy Tremaine, Spring Tremaine’s ex-sister-in-law, recorded the confrontation on Aug. 7 and shared the video with local media…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 3, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
LONDON, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Prolonged blackouts in Louisiana following Hurricane Ida are a reminder the power grid needs to become more resilient as well as reliable if even more services such as electric vehicles are going to depend on it in future.
The electricity system is already directly responsible for providing a wide range of energy services in homes, offices and factories, including space heating, air-conditioning, cooking, refrigeration and power.
The grid is also at the heart of a collection of other critical systems, including oil and gas supply, water and sewerage, transport, communications, public safety and healthcare, which cannot function properly without it…
by AllThingsECC.com | Sep 3, 2021 | Comm Center News
Suffolk residents placed numerous calls to the county’s 911 call system Wednesday night as they sought help for relatives in New York City who could not reach 911 while a storm deluged the region, county officials said Thursday.
Callers reported relatives trapped in vehicles and flooded basement apartments, but could not get through to city first responders from about 10 p.m. Wednesday until early Thursday, said Tom Moran, vice president of the Suffolk County Association of Municipal Employees, which represents Suffolk 911 workers.
Moran said Suffolk emergency operators also fielded calls from Nassau County…
