by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 28, 2021 | Comm Center News
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio — Member communities of the Heights Hillcrest Communications Center (HHCC) are in the process of determining whether to merge with Chagrin Valley Dispatch, and South Euclid has become the first to move the process forward.
Those HHCC cities include Shaker Heights, Cleveland Heights, South Euclid, University Heights and Richmond Heights.
On Monday (July 26), South Euclid became the first member community to formally take the step to dissolve the HHCC so that the two dispatch centers can merge under the name Chagrin Valley Dispatch (CVD)…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 28, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
RAY BAUM’s Act and state laws are in place to correct the situation in which first responders arrive at an address, discover a sprawling campus or large multi-story building, and panic sets in because they don’t know where to begin looking for the 911 caller. In a previous No Jitter article,
Implementing E911 On-prem: Goals, Issues, Approaches, my colleague Dennis Bell provides an excellent introduction and overview regarding the preparations and considerations for complying with this recent legislation. My article focuses specifically on providing the critical dispatchable location information
required by RAY BAUM’s Act and other similar legislation.
Dispatchable Location
With a 911 call, a dispatchable location connects to the public safety answering point (PSAP)—and consists of the calling party’s validated street address, suite number, apartment, or similar information necessary to identify the calling party’s location adequately…
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by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 28, 2021 | Comm Center News
TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) — Two long-term projects could intersect as Topeka drives toward the future.
The go-ahead to rebuild the Polk-Quincy viaduct is bringing new attention to discussions over whether to relocate the Topeka and Shawnee County Law Enforcement Center.
The east side of the LEC property houses one of the city’s fleet services buildings. The green light for rebuilding the Polk Quincy viaduct takes the path to flatten the curve through the back side of the facility.
Deputy director of internal services for public works Hannah Uhlrig says that means replacing the fleet services building is a must, but, with both projects, the city has the luxury of time…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 28, 2021 | Comm Center News
ELIZABETHTON — In a special called meeting on Monday evening, the Carter County Commission soundly voted down a bid of $3,428,687.40 for a new countywide communications system that would have provided up-to-date radio communication for 10 agencies, including law enforcement, emergency medical services, and fire departments. The motion was to vote down the $3.5 million bid and to start over with a new request for proposal for a countywide communications system.
The vote comes after extensive research has been done on a proposed new communications system for mountainous Carter County. Much of the research has been done by Capt. Tom Smith of the Carter County Sheriff’s Department. Smith told the commissioners that the project had been researched for over 15 years, with various options reviewed, to include the Tennessee Statewide System…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 28, 2021 | Comm Center News
TOLLAND, CT — The State Bond Commission Friday approved $3 million to upgrade the Tolland County Mutual Aid emergency communication system.
The move was hailed by state Rep. Tammy Nuccio (R-Ashford, Tolland, Willington), state Rep. Pat Boyd (D-Brooklyn, Eastford, Pomfret, Union, Woodstock), state Rep. Tim Ackert (R-Tolland, Coventry, Vernon) and state Sen. Daniel Champagne (R-35).
The lawmakers, along with the management of Station TN had been advocating for an upgrade. The $3 million represents one of the “most significant investments” in the emergency dispatch infrastructure in the history of Eastern Connecticut, Boyd said…
