by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 29, 2021 | Comm Center News
Yes, it’s true. Police scanners no longer pick up transmissions from some local police departments.
Lewiston and Auburn police departments have gone to a new encrypted radio system that cannot be picked up by the regular police scanners owned by many civilians.
Paul LeClair, director of the Lewiston-Auburn 911 Communications Center, explained it this way:
“The 800MHz radio system — Auburn and Lewiston — police frequencies are 100-percent encrypted,” LeClair said Thursday, as the system unrolled. “The translation is that LA911 will ensure the police frequencies remain secure and encrypted by managing the new radio system technology. LA911 will not grant access to the police department frequencies to non-public safety agencies…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 28, 2021 | Jobs
Sheridan County Communications is accepting applications for a full time 911 Dispatcher.
The successful applicant will be trained in call taking, and radio communications for Police, Sheriff, Fire, EMS, and 911 emergencies. This position entails primarily covering night shift on a 12-hour rotating schedule, with every other weekend off, Friday, Saturday, & Sunday with 36 scheduled hours. Total number of working days is about 15 per month. Benefits include Health Care, KPERS, Vacation & Sick leave…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 28, 2021 | Comm Center News
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) – A new program designed to provide alternative emergency response for mental health 911 calls will launch next week.
The Madison Fire Department’s Community Alternative Response Emergency Services (CARES) team will begin responding to 911 calls on September 1.
In a Thursday morning news conference, city leaders explained how the program will work. The CARES team will consist of a paramedic and a Journey Mental Health crisis worker who will respond to 911 calls in a marked minivan…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 28, 2021 | Comm Center News
Clallam County has received a pair of offers from Seattle-area architects to design a joint Emergency Operations Center and 9-1-1 dispatch center in west Port Angeles.
The three commissioners on Aug. 24 opened non-priced proposals from OAC Services, Inc. of Seattle and Lawhead Architects of Bellevue for the proposed joint public safety facility near William R. Fairchild International Airport.
“This is actually not a bid opening,” said board chairman/commissioner Mark Ozias, after he and commissioner Bill Peach each opened manila envelopes from the firms…
by AllThingsECC.com | Aug 28, 2021 | Comm Center News
OSHKOSH, Wis. (WBAY) – A legend is hanging it up in Winnebago County.
For more than 40 years, police officers, sheriff’s deputies, firefighters, and other emergency responders heard his voice on their radios. Now, Winnebago County’s longest serving 911 dispatcher is retiring.
“The voice of wisdom, the voice of reason. Someone has a question about something, Dennis knows. He’s so generous with his knowledge, his experience and being willing to help the new people along with some of the seasoned veterans.” That’s how coworker Jen Davis describes Dennis Kallin. One of the original ten dispatchers to start what is now the Winnebago County 911 Center, Kallin is the last man standing…
