by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 4, 2021 | Jobs
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: High School diploma or equivalent. The ability to type at a minimum of 45 words per minute is required.A typing test will be administered to all candidates chosen for an interview. Typing tests will be completed at the Government Center located in Stillwater, MN for qualified applicants.
CONDITIONS OF OFFER OF EMPLOYMENT: Conditions for employment include passing a thorough background investigation, including FBI fingerprints search, passing a psychological examination, physical examination, hearing test, and drug test conducted at county expense at the time an appointment is offered. Must pass EMD (Emergency Medical Dispatching) and CJIS (Criminal Justice Information System) Certification tests within the probationary period…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 3, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most disruptive innovation in a generation. It is quickly becoming an essential component in many industries, including public safety.
A perfect example of this combination of technology-assistance and human decision-making is in Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs), where call-takers serve as the public’s first point of contact in an emergency. PSAP call-takers and dispatchers must separate the signal from the noise, which is all the more difficult when a flood of information from frantic callers washes over them. When the clock is ticking, highlighting critical data points even a few seconds earlier can save lives, and assistive AI excels at such essential work…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 3, 2021 | Articles, Comm Center News
As chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, I have a responsibility to ensure that actions Congress and the federal government take regarding our transportation networks contribute to, and do not detract from, public safety. That’s why I oppose the Federal Communications Commission’s decision to repurpose more than half of the 5.9 GHz radio frequency band, also known as the Safety Band.
Since 1999, the 5.9 GHz band has been reserved for dedicated short-range communications to enable vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications. V2X communications, and the technologies they will enable — namely, connected vehicles — will make our transportation networks smarter, more efficient, dramatically reduce congestion, significantly increase throughput on existing infrastructure, and, most critically, make us safer. These technologies, in other words, have the potential to save lives but only if the frequencies they rely on continue to be available for V2X applications…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 3, 2021 | Comm Center News
Lewis County 911 Communications has received a $150,000 grant to upgrade its software and equipment that will help the dispatch center maintain and improve its services for the next five years. The grant comes from the TransAlta Centralia Coal Transition Grants Economic and Community Development Board and fully covers the cost of the project.
“If we would not have received that grant we would have had to bill our first responder units and our agencies,” said Scott Smitherman, administrator for Lewis County 911.
The project covers updates for Lewis County 911’s existing software and hardware both in the back room and at the consoles that the dispatchers use…
by AllThingsECC.com | Jun 3, 2021 | Comm Center News
CONWAY, S.C. (WPDE) — At first glance, the decision by Horry County Council members Tuesday night may have seemed strange to those who follow them closely. In a unanimous vote, council members chose to redirect money from public safety enhancements to major infrastructure projects.
This is coming from a council whose chairman campaigned on public safety and whose members inadvertently stalled I-73’s progress by funding it through hospitality fees, which later kicked off a court battle with the City of Myrtle Beach…
