by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 28, 2021 | Comm Center News
Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi followed up on the work progress to establish a unified national network for emergency and public safety in a meeting with ministers on Tuesday.
The planned network aims to achieve full control and cooperation among all parties to quickly face and contain all types of emergencies, crises and disasters within a limited period of time, a presidential statement read.
The network also aims to support the state’s sustainable development plans through the use of modern communications technology within the framework of a unified and fully secured network…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 28, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
ESInet Implementation Provides Cost, Data Sharing Opportunities for Pennsylvania 9-1-1 Centers
Data has been called the oil of the 21st century because pretty much everything these days runs on it. This is particularly true of public-safety and justice operations. More and better data leads to enhanced situational awareness, which leads to improved decision-making, and ultimately, enhanced emergency response outcomes.
A tremendous amount of data flows into emergency communications centers (ECCs) today, and the amount will continue to expand exponentially, driven by broadband communications systems, alarm systems and the internet of things (IoT). But raw data, like oil, has no utility unless it can be harnessed and processed effectively. In the public-safety and justice communities, this means the ability to analyze and contextualize it so that it is actionable, and then the ability to exchange it seamlessly…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 28, 2021 | Comm Center News
The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) is adopting what3words as a tool to help locate callers faster in an emergency, taking out the “search” from search and rescue.
What3words divided the world into 10-foot squares and gave each square a unique combination of three random words, which assists first responders in locating a call, according to Margaret Stewart, spokesperson for the LAFD.
Being able to locate a caller during an emergency is essential and the faster the location is confirmed, the faster help can be dispatched, Stewart said…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 28, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
FirstNet subscribers will have access to new secure-messaging and video-streaming functionalities that can be used to support their first-responder missions, according to AT&T, which is building the nationwide public-safety broadband network through a contract with the FirstNet Authority.
In conjunction with the unveiling of a collaboration with Motorola Solutions to develop a second mission-critical-push-to-talk (MCPTT) offering, AT&T last week announced the immediate availability of FirstNet Messaging—a secure text-messaging application—and MissionKeeper for Public Safety, which is designed to support near-real-time video streaming, particularly from drones and robots being used by first-responder agencies…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 28, 2021 | Comm Center News
LONGMEADOW – Longmeadow Town Manager Lyn Simmons told the Select Board that its regional dispatch partner, WESTCOMM, is moving toward the “priority dispatch platform.” She said it adds a quality control aspect to its service and, “eventually result in full accreditation for WESTCOMM, making WESTCOMM one of only a few accredited dispatch centers in New England.”
Select Board member Thomas Lachiusa reported that he had called 911 from his cell phone for a fire emergency and was transferred to Enfield before being rerouted to Longmeadow. Simmons replied, “It’s actually not a WESTCOMM issue, it’s a cellular issue. This would have happened with or without WESTCOMM.” She explained that a cellular 911 call “pings” off nearby towers to triangulate the caller’s position and the call is routed to the closest dispatch center to that caller. If the person is near the border of another town, it may route them there…
