by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 22, 2021 | Comm Center News
Communications Director Tara Doe presents the Maine EMS for Children Stork Award to Lincoln County Dispatcher Jennifer Gosselin during the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, July 20. (Charlotte Boynton photo)
Lincoln County Communications Director Tara Doe presented the Maine Emergency Medical Services for Children’s Program Stork Awards to dispatchers Jennifer Gosselin and Josiah Winchenbach during the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, July 20.
Maine EMS and Maine EMS for Children program recognizes individuals that perform a field delivery of a newborn baby with a stork pin, pink for female newborn and blue for male newborns. Individual’s eligibility includes EMS providers, public safety personnel, firefighters, police officers, and dispatchers when instructions are provided during the delivery by phone…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 22, 2021 | Jobs
The SFPD is seeking a Police Dispatcher to facilitate essential
communications in person, via phone, and over the radio with both
on- and off-campus law enforcement as well as the public. In
addition to radio dispatching, the Police Dispatcher is responsible
for department record keeping and providing assistance at a high
profile front desk that requires shift work with periodic
rotations, including nights and weekends.
Responsibilities and duties include:
- Answer emergency and non-emergency calls made to the SFPD phone
line.
- Gather and relay appropriate information and dispatch officers
accordingly…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 22, 2021 | Comm Center News
JACKSON COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) – The Jackson County Commission recently approved upgrades for the communications tower at the courthouse.
Emergency Management Director Paul Smith said commissioners will pay for the upgrades, which will replace outdated equipment and help all first responders.
The most recent antenna tower was placed at the Jackson County Courthouse in 2009.
It houses technology for every public safety agency in the county to communicate when responding to emergencies…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 22, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Inteliquent, Inc., the largest independent voice communications provider in the United States, continues to improve the next generation 911 landscape with the launch of their NG911 Location Agent. With this new fully i3 compliant solution for Originating Service Providers (OSPs), Next Generation Core Services (NGCS) providers and Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), Inteliquent greatly simplifies the management of complex location and multimedia data delivery in i3 capable markets.
Public safety professionals developed the i3 architecture as a standard for defining network components and protocols required to interface and ensure smooth interoperability in NG911 environments. Inteliquent’s NG911 Location Agent will provide organizations generating NG911 Requests for Assistance (RFAs) access to i3 data delivery. This streamlines connectivity to NGCS providers and delivers robust, context-rich data and multimedia to i3 PSAPs in a secure, resilient manner…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jul 22, 2021 | Comm Center News
SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. — Last week’s release of the 911 calls from Surfside illustrated the horror in South Florida when the condominium collapsed, killing dozens of people.
For many people, 911 dispatchers are the first people they turn to for help. Local 911 dispatchers in Seminole County say the mental toll the role takes is tough but the job itself is so important.
“Every day is different,” said Beth Facello, assistant supervisor with the Seminole County Fire EMS Emergency Communications Center. “There’s no telling what type of call you’re going to get each time you pick up the phone.”
Facello has worked in Seminole County’s Fire and EMS emergency communications center for the past six years, taking calls from people on what’s often the worst day of their lives in situations that leave a deep impact on both the caller and dispatcher…
